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5 • FINANCEBacliff Municipal Utility District (Galveston County)

Order Adopting Ad Valorem Property Tax Rate Exceeding the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate

Presented in: Bacliff Municipal Utility District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-05-20
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
TP
Tony Poynor
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
VM
Victor Medina
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DR
Don Rodgers
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LB
Larry Burchfield
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
BB
Brad Bingham
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board public docket item 5 on 2026-05-20

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). 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).