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5. • Truth & Taxation City of Deer Park (Harris County)
Consideration of and action on submittal of the 2026 Tax Roll and the calculation of the No-New Revenue Tax Rate and the Voter-Approval Tax Rate.
Presented in: City of Deer Park City Council on 2026-08-18
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consideration of and action on submittal of the 2026 Tax Roll and the calculation of the No-New Revenue Tax Rate and the Voter-Approval Tax Rate.”
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
Acceptance of the submitted 2026 Tax Roll and the calculated No-New Revenue Tax Rate and the Voter-Approval Tax Rate.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). 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).