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2 • TAX_POLICYHouston Ship Channel Security District (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Houston Ship Channel Security District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2008-09-10
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
JB
Jimmy Burke
Director, Place 3
YES
EB
Eric Bass
Director, Place 4
YES
JC
Judson Coleman
Director, Place 5
YES
RE
Raymond Espinosa
Director, Place 1
YES
CP
Clayton Pace
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2008-09-10 session of Houston Ship Channel Security District 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.