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4.B • Action ItemsHENDERSON ISD (Rusk County)
Consider adopting the proposed 2026-2027 tax rate Attachments: ( 3 ) BOARD BACKGROUND - 2025-2026 PROPOSED TAX RATE 8/14/2026 at 3:45 PM RESOLUTION SETTING 2026 TAX RATE 8/14/2026 at 3:44 PM Approved Resolution of the Board to Set Tax Rate 8.17.26 8/17/2026 at 7:19 PM
Presented in: HENDERSON ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-08-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider adopting the proposed 2026-2027 tax rate Attachments: ( 3 ) BOARD BACKGROUND - 2025-2026 PROPOSED TAX RATE 8/14/2026 at 3:45 PM RESOLUTION SETTING 2026 TAX RATE 8/14/2026 at 3:44 PM Approved ”
JS
Justin Scarborough
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
SS
Sonny Simmons
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
DJ
Dr John Taylor
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
RB
Russell Brown
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
SC
Shannon Coats
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JW
Jean Williams
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LD
Loy Dorsey, Iii
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
4.B. Consider adopting the proposed 2026-2027 tax rate Attachments: ( 3 ) BOARD BACKGROUND - 2025-2026 PROPOSED TAX RATE 8/14/2026 at 3:45 PM RESOLUTION SETTING 2026 TAX RATE 8/14/2026 at 3:44 PM Approved Resolution of the Board to Set Tax Rate 8.17.26 8/17/2026 at 7:19 PM
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).