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4 • GeneralFort Bend County (Fort Bend County)
Take all appropriate action on Fort Bend County’s 2026 Local Option Exemption Report for the Fort Bend County Drainage District, as presented by the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District. Homestead Exemption: 20 percent of $5,000 (whichever is greater); Over 65 Exemption: $100,000; or Disabled Person Exemption: $100,000.
Presented in: Fort Bend County Commissioners Court - May 14, 2026 on 2026-05-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 6.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Take all appropriate action on Fort Bend County’s 2026 Local Option Exemption Report for the Fort Bend County Drainage District, as presented by the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District. Homestead Exemption: 20 percent of $5,000 (whichever is greater); Over 65 Exemption: $100,000; or Disabled Person Exemption: $100,000.”
DW
Daniel Wong
County Judge
YES
GP
Grady Prestage
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DM
Dexter McCoy
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
VM
Vincent Morales
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
AM
Andy Meyers
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Take all appropriate action on Fort Bend County’s 2026 Local Option Exemption Report for the Fort Bend County Drainage District, as presented by the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District. Homestead Exemption: 20 percent of $5,000 (whichever is greater); Over 65 Exemption: $100,000; or Disabled Person Exemption: $100,000.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.5/10). 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).