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11 • Action ItemsWACO ISD (Mclennan County)
Consider, Discuss and Take Appropriate Action Regarding a Resolution Adopting the Tax Rate for the 2026 Tax Year Presenter: Sherry Smith Attachments: ( 1 ) Memo_Tax Rate Adoption_August 2026 8/14/2026 at 11:41 AM
Presented in: WACO ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-20
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider, Discuss and Take Appropriate Action Regarding a Resolution Adopting the Tax Rate for the 2026 Tax Year Presenter: Sherry Smith Attachments: ( 1 ) Memo_Tax Rate Adoption_August 2026 8/14/2026”
SY
Stephanie Ybarra-Korteweg
Trustee, District 1 (District 1)
YES
JV
Jose Vidana
Trustee, District 2 (District 2)
YES
JD
Jeremy Davis
Trustee, District 3 (District 3)
YES
JG
Jonathan Grant
Trustee, District 4 (District 4)
YES
KG
Keith Guillory
Trustee, District 5 (District 5)
YES
AO
Angelo Ochoa
Trustee, At-Large Place 6 (At-Large Place 6)
YES
JP
Jim Patton
Trustee, At-Large Place 7 (At-Large Place 7)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
11. Consider, Discuss and Take Appropriate Action Regarding a Resolution Adopting the Tax Rate for the 2026 Tax Year Presenter: Sherry Smith Attachments: ( 1 ) Memo_Tax Rate Adoption_August 2026 8/14/2026 at 11:41 AM
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). 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.