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5 • TAX_POLICYTravis County ESD #12A (Travis County)

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

Presented in: Travis County ESD #12A Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-05-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
EA
Eric Anderson
Commissioner, Place 3
YES
RF
Ron Fowler
Commissioner, Place 4
YES
JA
Jesse Arellano
Commissioner, Place 1
YES
SB
Shawn Barnes
Commissioner, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2025-05-14

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.0/10). 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.