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5 • TAX_POLICYTravis County Municipal Utility District #8 (Travis County)

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

Presented in: Travis County Municipal Utility District #8 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-10-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
JJ
John Jansing
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
DO
Dick Obenhaus
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
RR
Ronald Reynolds
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
WS
William Skeen
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
MS
Mark Scott
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2026-10-14

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.