Back to Docket Search
7.d • Action ItemsEDCOUCH-ELSA ISD (Hidalgo County)
Discussion and action to adopt the Edcouch-Elsa ISD Tax Rate for Tax Year 2026 (2026-2027 school year), including a maintenance and operations tax rate and an interest and sinking fund tax rate, at a total tax rate that exceeds the District's voter-approved tax rate.
Presented in: EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-24
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Discussion and action to adopt the Edcouch-Elsa ISD Tax Rate for Tax Year 2026 (2026-2027 school year), including a maintenance and operations tax rate and an interest and sinking fund tax rate, at a ”
DR
Dr Ricardo Ochoa
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
FT
Fernando Torres
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JY
Juan Ybarra
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
RL
Rolando Lozano
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
RS
Robert Schmalzried
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
TB
Tony Barco
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
CM
Christopher Morales
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
7.d. Discussion and action to adopt the Edcouch-Elsa ISD Tax Rate for Tax Year 2026 (2026-2027 school year), including a maintenance and operations tax rate and an interest and sinking fund tax rate, at a total tax rate that exceeds the District's voter-approved tax rate.
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.