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6 • TAX_POLICYKinney County (Kinney County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Kinney County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-10-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (14 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
DG
Diana Gutierrez
County Treasurer
YES
NV
Narce Villarreal
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DE
Darryl Earwood
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JP
John Paul Schuster
County Judge
YES
JM
Joe Montalvo
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
TW
Tim Ward
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RA
Rick Alvarado
County Clerk
YES
RA
Rick Alvarado
District Clerk
YES
MF
Mark Frerich
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DD
Dennis Dodson
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
BC
Brad Coe
County Sheriff
YES
MP
Martha Pena-Padron
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
BS
Brent Smith
County Attorney
YES
SW
Suzanne West
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: 9.2/10). 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.