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6 • TAX_POLICYDallas County (Dallas County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Dallas County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-07-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (26 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
PM
Pauline Medrano
County Treasurer
YES
TG
Thomas G. Jones
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1 (Precinct 1, Place 1)
YES
VN
Valencia Nash
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 (Precinct 1, Place 2)
YES
MO
Margaret O'Brien
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 (Precinct 2, Place 1)
YES
KW
Katina Whitfield
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2 (Precinct 2, Place 2)
YES
AM
Adam M. Swartz
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1 (Precinct 3, Place 1)
YES
SS
Steve Seider
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2 (Precinct 3, Place 2)
YES
MJ
Mike Jones Jr.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1 (Precinct 4, Place 1)
YES
SM
Sasha Moreno
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2 (Precinct 4, Place 2)
YES
SM
Sara Martinez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 1 (Precinct 5, Place 1)
YES
JJ
Juan Jasso
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2 (Precinct 5, Place 2)
YES
TG
Tracey Gulley
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DH
Deanna Hammond
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
HC
Henry Curry
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
EB
Eddie Brown Jr.
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
MO
Michael Orozco
Constable, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
CJ
Clay Jenkins
County Judge
YES
AS
Andy Sommerman
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
EG
Elba Garcia
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
JF
John F. Warren
County Clerk
YES
FP
Felicia Pitre
District Clerk
YES
TD
Theresa Daniel
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JW
John Wiley Price
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
MB
Marian Brown
County Sheriff
YES
JR
John R. Ames
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
JC
John Creuzot
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 6 on 2026-07-14
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.