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6 • TAX_POLICYBrooks County (Brooks County)
Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest
Presented in: Brooks County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-06-10
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
AG
Alberto Gonzalez
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RG
Ramiro Gonzalez
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RG
Rolando Garza
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
O"
Oralia "Lali" V. Morales
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
AH
Alan Hernandez
County Treasurer
YES
ER
Eric Ramos
County Judge
YES
RG
Rolando Gutierrez
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
MC
Martin Cabrera
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
EB
Elvaray B. Silvas
County Clerk
YES
EB
Elvaray B. Silvas
District Clerk
YES
EG
Eddy Garza
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
NS
Nora Salinas
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
U"
Urbino "Benny" Martinez
County Sheriff
YES
U"
Urbino "Benny" Martinez
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
DT
David T. Garcia
County Attorney
YES
CO
Carlos Omar Garcia
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 6 on 2025-06-10
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.0/10). 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.