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6 • TAX_POLICYVal Verde County (Val Verde County)

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

Presented in: Val Verde County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-02-10
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
AR
Aaron Rodriguez
County Treasurer
YES
JJ
Jesse James Trevino
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
A"
Antonio "Tony" Faz III
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
PC
Pat Cole
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
HC
Hilda C. Lopez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
D"
Dionicio "Nicho" Trevino III
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DR
Daniel Reyes Jr.
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
MW
Michael Wancho
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
G"
Gerardo "Jerry" Hernandez
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
LG
Lewis G. Owens
County Judge
YES
JC
Juan C. Vazquez
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
G"
Gustavo "Gus" Flores
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
TE
Teresa E. Chapoy
County Clerk
YES
JA
Jo Ann Cervantes
District Clerk
YES
M"
Martin "Kerr" Wardlaw
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
FG
Fernando Garcia
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JF
Joe Frank Martinez
County Sheriff
YES
E"
Elodia "Loly" Garcia
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
DE
David E. Martinez
County Attorney
YES
SW
Suzanne West
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 6 on 2026-02-10

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.7/10). 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.