5.3 • AGENDA_ITEMHigh Plains Underground Water Conversation District #1 (Lubbock County)

Discuss and adopt the 2026 tax rate.  Resolution Setting 2026 Tax Rate  Form 50-212 Notice about 2026 Tax Rate  Form 50-883 Notice of Meeting to Vote on Tax Rate  Form 50-856 Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet

Presented in: Board of Directors on 2026-09-08

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“Motion to approve Item 5.3: Discuss and adopt the 2026 tax rate.  Resolution Setting 2026 Tax Rate  Form 50-212 Notice about 2026 Tax Rate  Form 50-883 Notice of Meeting to Vote on Tax Rate  Form 50-856 Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet”

Brad Heffington

Director, Place 3

YES

Brandon Patschke

Director, Place 4

YES

Tony Beauchamp

Director, Place 5

YES

Jeremy Reed

Director, Place 1

YES

Lynn Tate

Director, Place 2

YES

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.0/10). 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.