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6 • TAX_POLICYTravis County (Travis County)

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

Presented in: Travis County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-10-14

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.5/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (22 - 0)

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

TN

Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)

YES

AB

Adan Ballesteros

Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)

YES

SS

Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)

YES

GP

Gabriel Padilla

Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)

YES

CL

Constable, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)

YES

DO

Dolores Ortega Carter

County Treasurer

YES

YM

Yvonne M. Williams

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)

YES

RS

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)

YES

SH

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)

YES

RA

Raúl Arturo González

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)

YES

TJ

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)

YES

AB

County Judge

YES

BS

Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)

YES

GM

George Morales III

Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)

YES

DL

Dyana Limon-Mercado

County Clerk

YES

VP

District Clerk

YES

JW

Jeffrey W. Travillion, Sr.

Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)

YES

AH

Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)

YES

SH

Sally Hernandez

County Sheriff

YES

CI

County Tax Assessor-Collector

YES

DG

County Attorney

YES

JG

District Attorney

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 6 on 2025-10-14

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.5/10). 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.