6 • Action ItemsGARRISON ISD (Nacogdoches County)

Approval of 2026-2027 Tax Rate Agenda Item Type: Action Item Action(s): Motion Carried: Recommendation to approve the M&O tax rate or $0.7435 and I&S rate of $.3418 for a total of tax rate of $1.0853 for the 2026-2027 School Year. This motion, made by Matt Barrett and seconded by Kent Curbow, Carried. Shull: Absent Barrett: Yea Brewer: Yea Curbow: Yea Lawrence: Yea Phillips: Yea Rambin: Yea No Act

Presented in: GARRISON ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-31

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 9.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 0)

“Action on Approval of 2026-2027 Tax Rate Agenda Item Type: Action Item Action(s): Motion Carried: Recommendation to approve the M&O tax rate or $0.7435 and I&S rate of $.3418 for a total of tax rate of $1.0853 ”

Kent Curbow

Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

Blake Phillips

Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

Chase Rambin

Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)

YES

Heidi Lawrence

Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

Matt Barrett

Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

Justin Shull

Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

Heath Brewer

Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Approval of 2026-2027 Tax Rate Agenda Item Type: Action Item Action(s): Motion Carried: Recommendation to approve the M&O tax rate or $0.7435 and I&S rate of $.3418 for a total of tax rate of $1.0853 for the 2026-2027 School Year. This motion, made by Matt Barrett and seconded by Kent Curbow, Carried. Shull: Absent Barrett: Yea Brewer: Yea Curbow: Yea Lawrence: Yea Phillips: Yea Rambin: Yea No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item. Attachments: ( 2 ) PDFMailer1236 GISD 2026-2027 Proposed Tax Rate 08312026

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). 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).