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2 • TAX_POLICYBrownsville Irrigation District (Cameron County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Brownsville Irrigation District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2017-09-13
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
JY
Juan Ybarra
Director, Place 3 (Place 1)
YES
JM
Joe Medrano
Board President
YES
CR
Carlos Reyes
Director, Place 4 (Place 2)
YES
RL
Ray Loop
Director, Place 5 (Place 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2017-09-13 session of Brownsville Irrigation District Board of Directors Regular Meeting.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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.