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VIII.H • Action ItemsCROSBY ISD (Harris County)

Consider a proposed rate to pay debt service of $0.48 per $100 of taxable value be approved. This rate exceeds the district's debt service rate determined under Texas Education Code section 4.004(c)(5)(A)(ii)(b) of $0.3616 by $0.1184. The excess revenue collected from the proposed rate will be used for early redemption of debt Presenter: Robert L. Heniff, Chief Financial Officer Attachments: ( 1 )

Presented in: CROSBY ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-09-21
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider a proposed rate to pay debt service of $0.48 per $100 of taxable value be approved. This rate exceeds the district's debt service rate determined under Texas Education Code section 4.004(c)(5”
PC
Phillip Chapman
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
JH
Jr Humphries
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
LK
Lisa Kallies
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
KL
Kea Lewis
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JR
Jennifer Roach
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
HB
Heather Barrett
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
KT
Karen Thomas
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

VIII.H. Consider a proposed rate to pay debt service of $0.48 per $100 of taxable value be approved. This rate exceeds the district's debt service rate determined under Texas Education Code section 4.004(c)(5)(A)(ii)(b) of $0.3616 by $0.1184. The excess revenue collected from the proposed rate will be used for early redemption of debt Presenter: Robert L. Heniff, Chief Financial Officer Attachments: ( 1 ) EXHIBIT - RB - Proposed Rate to Pay Debt Service for 2026-2027 9/11/2026 at 3:03 PM

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.5/10). 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.