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5 • TAX_POLICYPort Freeport (Brazoria County)

Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest

Presented in: Port Freeport Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-02-11
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
SP
Shane Pirtle
President
YES
KK
Kim Kincannon
Commissioner, Position 1 (Position 1)
YES
RS
Ravi Singhania
Commissioner, Position 2 (Position 2)
YES
BF
Barbara Fratila
Commissioner, Position 3 (Position 3)
YES
RS
Rudy Santos
Commissioner, Position 4 (Position 4)
YES
DC
Dan Croft
Commissioner, Position 5 (Position 5)
YES
RG
Rob Giesecke
Commissioner, Position 6 (Position 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2026-02-11

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). 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.