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2 • TAX_POLICYTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY K-12 (Lubbock County)

Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption

Presented in: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY K-12 Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2007-09-17
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
DL
Dr. Lawrence Schovanec
University President (Place 5)
NO
DR
Dr. Ronald Hendrick
Provost & Senior VP (Place 2)
YES
JL
Jared Lay
Director of TTU K-12 (Place 1)
YES
CC
Cody Campbell
Regent (Place 3)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2007-09-17 session of TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY K-12 Board of Trustees 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.