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2 • TAX_POLICYHouston Metropolitan Transit Authority (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2020-09-09
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
RT
Rev. T Leon Preston
Director, Place 3
NO
TM
Terry Morales
Director, Place 4
YES
EG
Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock
Director, Place 5
YES
HM
Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca
Director, Place 1
YES
BF
Bob Fry
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2020-09-09 session of Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Directors 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.