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15. • Truth & Taxation City of Deer Park (Harris County)
Consideration of and action on approving the debt service tax rate for tax year 2026.
Presented in: City of Deer Park City Council on 2026-09-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consideration of and action on approving the debt service tax rate for tax year 2026.”
JL
Jerry L. Mouton, Jr.
Mayor
YES
SG
Sherry Garrison
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
TH
TJ Haight
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
TG
Tommy Ginn
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
JL
Justin League
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
ER
Eric Ripley
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
A record vote is necessary to approve the debt service, or interest and sinking, tax rate of $0.198659 per $100 valuation for tax year 2026 by motion as follows: "I move to adopt the debt service tax component of the tax rate of $0.198659 per $100 valuation for tax year 2026.”
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.