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6 • TAX_POLICYStarr County (Starr County)

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

Presented in: Starr County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2024-07-09
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
CA
Cornelio Alvarez Jr.
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RR
Reynaldo Rodriguez
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JV
Jason Venecia
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JR
Joel Rocha
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RG
Romeo Gonzalez
County Treasurer
YES
JM
Jesus M. Alvarez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RG
Ramiro Guillen
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
EZ
Eloy Zarate, Jr.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
VC
Valerie Clarke
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
H"
Hernan "Nune" Garza
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
YES
OV
Orlando Velasquez
District Clerk
YES
EV
Eloy Vera
County Judge
YES
R"
Raul "Roy" Pena III
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
R"
Rene "Orta" Fuentes
County Sheriff
YES
MA
Maria Ameida Salinas
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
RM
Rene Montalvo
County Attorney
YES
GA
G. Allen Ramirez
District Attorney
YES
JF
Jose F. "Kiko" Perez, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
EV
Eleazar Velasquez
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 6 on 2024-07-09

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.4/10). 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.