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5 • CONTRACTFRIENDSWOOD ISD (Galveston County)

Resolution Releasing Unused Public Utility Easements & Returning Right-of-Way to Private Landowners

Presented in: FRIENDSWOOD ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-06-08
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider and award district maintenance, construction, and equipment service contracts”
RH
Ralph Hobratschk
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
NR
Niki Rhodes
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
LS
Laura Seifert
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
TH
Tony Hopkins
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
DM
David Montz
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DR
Dr Rebecca Hillenburg
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BE
Beau Egert
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Item considered during FRIENDSWOOD ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-06-08.

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.