13 • REGULARBrush Country Groundwater Conservation District (Brooks County)

Discuss, consider, and possibly act on legislative report from Robert Howard. Mr. Robert Howard mentioned that the deadline for filing bills was March 14,2025. He mentioned that 33 bills had been sent to the legislative committee which were conside

Presented in: Board of Directors Meeting - 2025-03-25 on 2025-03-25

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (9 - 0)

“Motion to approve item 13: Discuss, consider, and possibly act on legislative report from Robert Howard. Mr. Robert Howard mentioned that the deadline for filing bills was March 14,2025. He mentioned that 33 bills had been se”

David Kelly

Director, Brooks County Place 1 (Municipal) (Brooks County Place 1 (Municipal))

YES

William Botard

Director, Jim Hogg County Place 1 (Water) (Jim Hogg County Place 1 (Water))

YES

William P Goranson

Director, Jim Wells County Place 1 (Agricultural) (Jim Wells County Place 1 (Agricultural))

YES

Robert Scott Jr

Director, Joint Brooks/Jim Hogg Counties (Industrial) (Joint Brooks/Jim Hogg Counties (Industrial))

YES

Mario Martinez

Director, Brooks County Place 2 (Agricultural) (Brooks County Place 2 (Agricultural))

YES

Jesse Howell

Director, Brooks County Place 3 (Agricultural) (Brooks County Place 3 (Agricultural))

YES

Mauro Garcia Jr

Director, Jim Hogg County Place 2 (Agricultural) (Jim Hogg County Place 2 (Agricultural))

YES

Whit Jones

Director, Jim Hogg County Place 3 (Agricultural) (Jim Hogg County Place 3 (Agricultural))

YES

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 legislative report from Robert Howard. Mr. Robert Howard mentioned that the deadline for filing bills was March 14,2025. He mentioned that 33 bills had been sent to the legislative committee which were considered “Actionable Bills” as a batch of bills. He mentioned that with the drought the City of Mathis was having drought problems. Mr. Howard also mentioned HB 1689 on mitigation. Mr. Howard mentioned as a follow up on the Statewide priority bills that Mr. Pena had previously mentioned in his general managers report. Informational purposes only.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). 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.