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2 • TAX_POLICYAustin County (Austin County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Austin County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2009-09-08
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
BH
Bryan Haevischer
County Treasurer
YES
R"
Richard "Rick" Yancey
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
WP
Wesley Peschel
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
CE
Clyde E. Drake
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
BB
Bernice Burger
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
LJ
Lance Johnson
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DS
Dave Schulz
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RG
Ronnie Griffin
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JC
James Clark
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
TL
Tim Lapham
County Judge
YES
R"
Robert "Bobby" Rinn
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
CR
Chip Reed
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
DD
Diane Day
County Clerk
YES
SM
Sue Murphy
District Clerk
YES
GM
Greg Mikel
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
LC
Leroy Cerny
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JB
Jack Brandes
County Sheriff
YES
KR
Kim Rinn
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
BR
Brandy Robinson
County Attorney
YES
BR
Brandy Robinson
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2009-09-08 session of Austin County Commissioners Court Regular Session.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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.