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5 • TAX_POLICYGalveston Island Redevelopment Authority (Galveston County)

Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest

Presented in: Galveston Island Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-10-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
CL
CSILLA LUDANYI
Director, Place 3
YES
DB
DAN BUCKLEY
Director, Place 4
YES
CG
CATHERINE GORMAN
Director, Place 5
YES
te
theresa evans
Director, Place 1
YES
MH
MICHELE HAY
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2026-10-14

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.2/10). 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.