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5 • TAX_POLICYBluebonnet Groundwater Conservation District (Grimes County)

Order Adopting No-New-Revenue Property Tax Rate & Capping Ad Valorem Levy

Presented in: Bluebonnet Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2024-12-11
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (17 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
JP
J Patout
President
YES
BR
Brian Rowland
Director, Waller County
YES
CM
Charles Muse
Director, Waller County
YES
DM
David Minze
Board Vice President
YES
DD
Dean Dickey
Director, Walker County
YES
GH
Glenn Huebner
Director, Austin County
YES
JM
James Morrison
Board Secretary
YES
JE
Jerry Ellisor
Director, Walker County
YES
JV
Jim Vaughn
Director, Waller County
YES
JJ
J. Jared Patout
Board President
YES
KK
Kimberly Kembro
Director, Walker County
YES
KE
Kyle Eppler
Director, Grimes County
YES
MJ
Matthew Julian
Director, Grimes County
YES
MB
Michael Blezinger
Director, Austin County
YES
MB
Milton Beckendorff
Board Vice President
YES
NF
Nichole Floyd
Director, Grimes County
YES
PF
Philip Fairchild
Director, Austin County
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2024-12-11

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.