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2 • TAX_POLICYTEXAS SCH FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED (Travis County)

Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption

Presented in: TEXAS SCH FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2017-05-15
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Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
FAILED (0 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
JP
Julie Prause
Board Trustee (Place 3)
NO

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2017-05-15 session of TEXAS SCH FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED Board of Trustees 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.