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8.b • Action ItemsLUBBOCK-COOPER ISD (Lubbock County)

Deliberation and Possible Action to Order a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election to Ratify an Adopted Tax Rate that Exceeds the District's Voter-Approval Tax Rate to be Conducted on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Deliberación y posible acción para ordenar una elección de tasa impositiva aprobada por los votantes para ratificar una tasa impositiva adoptada que exceda la tasa impositiva aprobada por los vota

Presented in: LUBBOCK-COOPER ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Deliberation and Possible Action to Order a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election to Ratify an Adopted Tax Rate that Exceeds the District's Voter-Approval Tax Rate to be Conducted on Tuesday, November 3, 2”
CM
Colby Miller
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
BP
Brent Preston
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
AP
Amy Punchard
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
PE
Paul Ehlers
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
DC
Daniel Castro
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
UC
Ursula Caswell
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BL
Bj Lewis
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

8.b. Deliberation and Possible Action to Order a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election to Ratify an Adopted Tax Rate that Exceeds the District's Voter-Approval Tax Rate to be Conducted on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Deliberación y posible acción para ordenar una elección de tasa impositiva aprobada por los votantes para ratificar una tasa impositiva adoptada que exceda la tasa impositiva aprobada por los votantes del distrito, que se llevará a cabo el martes 3 de noviembre de 2026. Attachments: ( 2 ) Order Calling a Voter Approval Tax Rate Election Lubbock-Cooper ISD Spanish -Order_Calling_a_Voter_Approval_Tax_Rate_Election_Lubbock_Cooper_ISD_es_v3

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.4/10). 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.