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2 • TAX_POLICYBaytown Area Water Authority (Harris County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Baytown Area Water Authority Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2022-05-11
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (8 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
BS
Brenda Smith
President
YES
DS
David Start, Jr.
Director, At-Large
YES
LR
Lesia Robinson
Director, Resident ETJ
YES
AL
Alyssa Linares
Director, Place 3
YES
FM
Frank McKay III
Director, Place 4
YES
BB
Brenda Bradley Smith
Director, Place 5
YES
JS
Jimmy Smith
Secretary
YES
AJ
Angela Jackson
Director, Place 2
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2022-05-11 session of Baytown Area Water Authority Board of Directors Regular Meeting.
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.