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6 • TAX_POLICYCalhoun County (Calhoun County)
Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest
Presented in: Calhoun County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-10-13
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (19 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
RS
Rhonda S. Kokena
County Treasurer
YES
HK
Hope Kurtz
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
TD
Tanya Dimak
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
WJ
Wesley J. Hunt
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
NT
Nancy T. Pomykal
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
TH
Tyrone Harris
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BB
Bruce Blevins
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
NL
Nathan Lapham
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
DT
Dave Thomas
Constable, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
VL
Vern Lyssy
County Judge
YES
RB
Ronald Best
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
GD
Gary D. Reese
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
AG
Anna Goodman
County Clerk
YES
TO
Teresa O. Garcia
District Clerk
YES
JM
John Martinez
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JM
Joel M. Behrens
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
BJ
Bobbie John Vickery
County Sheriff
YES
K"
Kerri "Sally" Boyd
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
SM
Sara M. Rodriguez
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 6 on 2026-10-13
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). 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.