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5 • TAX_POLICYNorth Fort Bend Water Authority (Fort Bend County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: North Fort Bend Water Authority Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-10-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
MR
Michael Rusk
Director, Place 3
YES
RD
Robert Darden
Director, Place 4
YES
DA
Donald Abrahamson
Director, Place 5
YES
DH
Dana Hollingsworth
Director, Place 1
YES
PH
Peter Houghton
Director, Place 2
YES
RP
Robert Patton
Board Vice President
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.