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5 • FINANCESabine Pass Port Authority (Jefferson County)

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

Presented in: Sabine Pass Port Authority Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-11-19
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
CS
Carl Snider
Board President
YES
CD
Chris Deslatte
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
BD
Becky Dolan
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JH
Jerry Heid
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
RS
Robert Sexton
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board of Directors public docket item 5 on 2025-11-19

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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.