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2 • TAX_POLICYColeman County (Coleman County)

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

Presented in: Coleman County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2023-05-09
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (14 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
JF
Jeana Farrow
County Treasurer
YES
KL
Karen Langley
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JB
Johnny Barkemeyer
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BB
Billy Bledsoe
County Judge
YES
JR
Jim Rice
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
AD
Alan Davis
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SM
Stacey Mendoza
County Clerk
YES
DH
Darlene Huddle
District Clerk
YES
MH
Matt Henderson
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SL
Scotty Lawrence
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
LC
Les Cogdill
County Sheriff
YES
JD
Jamie Dodgen
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
HW
Hayden Wise
County Attorney
YES
HH
Heath Hemphill
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2023-05-09 session of Coleman County Commissioners Court Regular Session.

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.