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5 • TAX_POLICYWest Harris County Municipal Utility District #5 (Harris County)

Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead

Presented in: West Harris County Municipal Utility District #5 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-10-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 9.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
DJ
Dallas Jones
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MG
Margaret Gregg
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
MF
Maco Fowlkes
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
GC
Greg Chapman
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
MM
Mary-Frances Matthews
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2026-10-14

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.3/10). 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.