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IV • Action ItemsWHEELER ISD (Wheeler County)

Consider and take possible action to approve the 2026 Tax Rate.

Presented in: WHEELER ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-12
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider and take possible action to approve the 2026 Tax Rate.”
MH
Mike Houska
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
MM
Mark Marshall
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
BM
Beau Means
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
DL
Dr Lee Ann Hillhouse
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
IF
Ike Finsterwald
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
BR
Billy Richardson
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
MH
Machille Henson
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

IV. Consider and take possible action to approve the 2026 Tax Rate.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.6/10). 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.