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6 • TAX_POLICYHidalgo County (Hidalgo County)
Order Adopting No-New-Revenue Property Tax Rate & Capping Ad Valorem Levy
Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-10-13
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (25 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
LL
Lita Leo
County Treasurer
YES
JP
Jason Peña
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
GS
Gilberto Saenz
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RP
Ricardo Perez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 (Precinct 2)
YES
RS
Ramon Segovia
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1 (Precinct 3)
YES
CE
Charlie Espinoza
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1 (Precinct 4)
YES
AG
Andrew Gonzalez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 (Precinct 1)
YES
JJ
Jaime Jerry Muñoz
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JJ
Juan Jose Peña, Jr.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2 (Precinct 3)
YES
AM
Andre Maldonado
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2 (Precinct 4)
YES
CA
Celestino Avila
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
MC
Martin Cantu
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
L"
Lazaro "Larry" Gallardo, Jr.
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
A"
Atanacio "J.R." Gaitan
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
DM
Daniel Marichalar
Constable, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
RF
Richard F. Cortez
County Judge
YES
E"
Eduardo "Eddie" Cantu
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
ET
Ellie Torres
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
AG
Arturo Guajardo, Jr.
County Clerk
YES
LH
Laura Hinojosa
District Clerk
YES
DL
David L. Fuentes
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
E"
Everardo "Ever" Villarreal
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
J"
J.E. "Eddie" Guerra
County Sheriff
YES
P"
Pablo "Paul" Villarreal, Jr.
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
T"
Toribio "Terry" Palacios
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 6 on 2026-10-13
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.4/10). 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.