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Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Hidalgo County Emergency Services District #2 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2016-05-11
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
VH
Victor Hernandez
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
NO
JP
Jason Pena
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
AF
Anna Flores
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
MH
Marlene Hinojosa
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
RE
Robert Escobar
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2016-05-11 session of Hidalgo County Emergency Services District #2 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.