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6 • TAX_POLICYYoakum County (Yoakum County)

Order Adopting No-New-Revenue Property Tax Rate & Capping Ad Valorem Levy

Presented in: Yoakum County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2024-10-08
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (14 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
DW
Darla Welch
County Treasurer
YES
HL
Heather Lazos
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
TS
Troy Scott
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
MC
Michael C. Ybarra
County Judge
YES
RM
Ray Marion
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
TA
Tim Addison
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SL
Summer Lovelace
County Clerk
YES
SR
Sandra Roblez
District Clerk
YES
W"
Woodson "Woody" Lindsey
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
TB
Tommy Box
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RW
Robert Whitfield
County Sheriff
YES
AS
Ann Saxon
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
PM
Paul Mansur
County Attorney
YES
PM
Paul Mansur
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 6 on 2024-10-08

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.6/10). 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.