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6 • GeneralFort Bend County (Fort Bend County)
Take all appropriate action to adopt the 2026 Tax Rate for the Fort Bend County Drainage District and take a record vote, pursuant to Property Tax Code 26.05, as follows: Proposed Drainage District Maintenance Fund: 0.004443 Proposed Drainage Interest & Sinking Fund: 0.005557 Total Proposed Drainage District Rate: 0.010000
Presented in: Fort Bend County Commissioners Court - September 10, 2026 on 2026-09-10
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Take all appropriate action to adopt the 2026 Tax Rate for the Fort Bend County Drainage District and take a record vote, pursuant to Property Tax Code 26.05, as follows: Proposed Drainage District Maintenance Fund: 0.004443 Proposed Drainage Interest & Sinking Fund: 0.005557 Total Proposed Drainage District Rate: 0.010000”
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 to adopt the 2026 Tax Rate for the Fort Bend County Drainage District and take a record vote, pursuant to Property Tax Code 26.05, as follows: Proposed Drainage District Maintenance Fund: 0.004443 Proposed Drainage Interest & Sinking Fund: 0.005557 Total Proposed Drainage District Rate: 0.010000
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.2/10). 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).