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7.C • Action ItemsKAUFMAN ISD (Kaufman County)
Consider and approve to Adopt the 2026 Tax Rate and Ordinance to Set Tax Rate (Grant Miller) Attachments: ( 2 ) Action - 2026 Tax Rate and Ordinance - Abstract 8/14/2026 at 2:54 PM Action - 2026 Tax Rate and Ordinance (1) 8/17/2026 at 10:18 AM
Presented in: KAUFMAN ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-08-24
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider and approve to Adopt the 2026 Tax Rate and Ordinance to Set Tax Rate (Grant Miller) Attachments: ( 2 ) Action - 2026 Tax Rate and Ordinance - Abstract 8/14/2026 at 2:54 PM Action - 2026 Tax R”
BG
Byron Gregg
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
EO
Elizabeth O'Donnell
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
CT
Casey Townsend
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
DP
Drew Peterson
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
CB
Christine Borders
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
LM
Linda Mott
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LA
Lindsey Abell
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
7.C. Consider and approve to Adopt the 2026 Tax Rate and Ordinance to Set Tax Rate (Grant Miller) Attachments: ( 2 ) Action - 2026 Tax Rate and Ordinance - Abstract 8/14/2026 at 2:54 PM Action - 2026 Tax Rate and Ordinance (1) 8/17/2026 at 10:18 AM
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.4/10). 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.