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7 • Public HearingCity of El Campo (Wharton County)
Consideration of and Action to Take a Record Vote on the 2026 Proposed Tax Rate, and to Approve the Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase for the City of El Campo
Presented in: City of El Campo City Council on 2026-08-10
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consideration of and Action to Take a Record Vote on the 2026 Proposed Tax Rate, and to Approve the Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase for the City of El Campo”
EB
Eugene Bustamante
Mayor
YES
BB
Blake Barger
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
KW
Kyle Wallis
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
JA
Jeff Allgayer
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
TC
Tom Coblentz
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
DH
David Hodges
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
7. Consideration of and Action to Take a Record Vote on the 2026 Proposed Tax Rate, and to Approve the Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase for the City of El Campo
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). 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).