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2 • TAX_POLICYUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY (Cameron County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2012-09-17
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”
CM
Christina Melton Crain
Regent (Place 3)
YES
KP
Kevin P. Eltife
Board Chairman (Place 4)
YES
JL
Janiece Longoria
Board Vice Chairman (Place 2)
YES
JC
James C. Rad Weaver
Board Vice Chairman (Place 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2012-09-17 session of UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY 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.