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Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Harris County Municipal Utility District #285 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-02-18
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
WK
Walter Knowles
President
YES
JA
Jerry Allen
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JJ
John Jones
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
TF
Trina Francis
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
RG
Rosario Garza
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
WK
Walter Knowles Jr.
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Board of Directors public docket item 5 on 2026-02-18
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). 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.