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Discuss, consider, and possibly act on payment of bills for March 2025. Mr. Pena mentioned that the bills may seem a little higher than usual since all the taxing entities/tax collections were all being paid at the same time. Motion was made by Pau
Presented in: Board of Directors Meeting - 2025-03-25 on 2025-03-25
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (9 - 0)
“Motion to approve item 12: Discuss, consider, and possibly act on payment of bills for March 2025. Mr. Pena mentioned that the bills may seem a little higher than usual since all the taxing entities/tax collections were all be”
DK
David Kelly
Director, Brooks County Place 1 (Municipal) (Brooks County Place 1 (Municipal))
YES
WB
William Botard
Director, Jim Hogg County Place 1 (Water) (Jim Hogg County Place 1 (Water))
YES
WP
William P Goranson
Director, Jim Wells County Place 1 (Agricultural) (Jim Wells County Place 1 (Agricultural))
YES
RS
Robert Scott Jr
Director, Joint Brooks/Jim Hogg Counties (Industrial) (Joint Brooks/Jim Hogg Counties (Industrial))
YES
MM
Mario Martinez
Director, Brooks County Place 2 (Agricultural) (Brooks County Place 2 (Agricultural))
YES
JH
Jesse Howell
Director, Brooks County Place 3 (Agricultural) (Brooks County Place 3 (Agricultural))
YES
MG
Mauro Garcia Jr
Director, Jim Hogg County Place 2 (Agricultural) (Jim Hogg County Place 2 (Agricultural))
YES
WJ
Whit Jones
Director, Jim Hogg County Place 3 (Agricultural) (Jim Hogg County Place 3 (Agricultural))
YES
HJ
Humberto Jr. Martinez
Director, Jim Wells County Place 2 (Agricultural) (Jim Wells County Place 2 (Agricultural))
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Discuss, consider, and possibly act on payment of bills for March 2025. Mr. Pena mentioned that the bills may seem a little higher than usual since all the taxing entities/tax collections were all being paid at the same time. Motion was made by Paul Goranson to pay the bills as presented, seconded by Bob Scott, motion carries unanimously.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). 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.