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2026-166 • Public HearingCalhoun County (Calhoun County)
Public Hearing regarding the proposed adoption of the Guidelines and Criteria of the Commissioners' Court of Calhoun County for Granting Tax Abatement as a Business Incentive in Reinvestment Zones created in Calhoun County for the period of March 9, 2026
Presented in: Calhoun County Commissioners Court - February 25, 2026 on 2026-02-25
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (2 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Public Hearing regarding the proposed adoption of the Guidelines and Criteria of the Commissioners' Court of Calhoun County for Granting Tax Abatement as a Business Incentive in Reinvestment Zones cre”
VL
Vern Lyssy
County Judge
YES
JM
John Martinez
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Public Hearing regarding the proposed adoption of the Guidelines and Criteria of the Commissioners' Court of Calhoun County for Granting Tax Abatement as a Business Incentive in Reinvestment Zones created in Calhoun County for the period of March 9, 2026
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).