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5 • TAX_POLICYGuadalupe-Blanco River Authority (Guadalupe County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-08-13
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (9 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
WC
William Carbonara
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
EV
Emanuel Valdez
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JC
John Cyrier
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
DP
Dennis Patillo
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
SO
Sheila Old
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
RB
Robert Blaschke
Director, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JC
James Cohoon
Director, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
SE
Steve Ehrig
Director, Place 8 (Place 8)
YES
JS
Jennifer Storm
Director, Place 9 (Place 9)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 5 on 2025-08-13
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). 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.