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VIII.C • Action ItemsTEMPLE ISD (Bell County)

Consideration for Approval of Temple ISD's Rating Under the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) Attachments: ( 1 ) 2025-26 FIRST Ratings 9/3/2026 at 2:30 PM

Presented in: TEMPLE ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-09-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consideration for Approval of Temple ISD's Rating Under the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) Attachments: ( 1 ) 2025-26 FIRST Ratings 9/3/2026 at 2:30 PM”
DP
Dan Posey
Trustee, District 1 (District 1)
YES
RG
Ronnie Gaines
Trustee, District 2 (District 2)
YES
VS
Virginia Suarez
Trustee, District 3 (District 3)
YES
DC
Dawn Cook
Trustee, District 4 (District 4)
YES
LD
Linell Davis
Trustee, District 5 (District 5)
YES
SG
Shannon Gowan
Trustee, District 6 (District 6)
YES
SM
Shannon Myers
Trustee, District 7 (District 7)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

VIII.C. Consideration for Approval of Temple ISD's Rating Under the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) Attachments: ( 1 ) 2025-26 FIRST Ratings 9/3/2026 at 2:30 PM

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). 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).