13.B • NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with Chapter Hidalgo County (Hidalgo County)

AI-104661: 1. Approval of order setting the 2026 Hidalgo County Tax Rates as follows: a. Maintenance and Operations Tax Rate - 0.5194 b. Debt Service Tax Rate - 0.0497 c. Total Ad Valorem Tax Rate - 0.5691

Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court - September 22, 2026 on 2026-09-22

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“AI-104661: 1. Approval of order setting the 2026 Hidalgo County Tax Rates as follows: a. Maintenance and Operations Tax Rate - 0.5194 b. Debt Service Tax Rate - 0.0497 c. Total Ad Valorem Tax Rate - 0.5691”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

AI-104661 1. Approval of order setting the 2026 Hidalgo County Tax Rates as follows: a. Maintenance and Operations Tax Rate - 0.5194 b. Debt Service Tax Rate - 0.0497 c. Total Ad Valorem Tax Rate - 0.5691

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.6/10). 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.