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6 • TAX_POLICYBell County (Bell County)

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

Presented in: Bell County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-03-11

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (22 - 0)

“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”

GE

County Treasurer

YES

CC

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)

YES

TR

Theodore R. Duffield

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)

YES

GJ

Gregory Johnson

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1 (Precinct 4)

YES

RF

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1 (Precinct 3)

YES

LW

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2

YES

NJ

Nicola J. James

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2

YES

DR

Devin Rosenthal

Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)

YES

CB

Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)

YES

MD

Martha Dominguez

Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)

YES

PD

Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)

YES

JS

District Clerk

YES

LM

Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)

YES

SC

County Clerk

YES

DB

David Blackburn

County Judge

YES

BW

Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)

YES

SN

Stephanie Newell

District Attorney

YES

GR

Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)

YES

JE

James E. Nichols

County Attorney

YES

RS

Russell Schneider

Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)

YES

SL

County Tax Assessor-Collector

YES

W"

William "Bill" Cooke

County Sheriff

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 6 on 2025-03-11

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.6/10). 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.