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5 • FINANCEHARRIS COUNTY DEPT OF ED (Harris County)
Order Adopting Ad Valorem Property Tax Rate Exceeding the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate
Presented in: HARRIS COUNTY DEPT OF ED Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-07-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
RC
Richard Cantu
Board President (Place 2)
YES
DE
Dr. Erica Davis
First Vice President (Place 1)
YES
DN
Danny Norris
Board Trustee (Place 3)
YES
DJ
Dr. John McGee
Second Vice President (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Roll-call action expanding local government spending, debt, regulatory mandates, or property restrictions.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).