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5 • TAX_POLICYMcLennan County Emergency Assistance District (Matagorda County)

Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest

Presented in: McLennan County Emergency Assistance District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-08-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
DS
Dennis Stapleton
Director, Place 3
YES
RH
Ryan Holt
Director, Place 4
YES
JD
Jim Devlin
Director, Place 5
YES
FP
Frank Patterson
Director, Place 1
YES
MH
Miles Henderson
Director, Place 2
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: 9.2/10). 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.