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2 • TAX_POLICYStarr County (Starr County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Starr County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2018-05-08
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (19 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
CA
Cornelio Alvarez Jr.
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RR
Reynaldo Rodriguez
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JV
Jason Venecia
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JR
Joel Rocha
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RG
Romeo Gonzalez
County Treasurer
YES
JM
Jesus M. Alvarez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RG
Ramiro Guillen
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
EZ
Eloy Zarate, Jr.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
VC
Valerie Clarke
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
H"
Hernan "Nune" Garza
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
NO
H"
Humberto "Bert" Gonzalez, Jr.
County Clerk
YES
OV
Orlando Velasquez
District Clerk
YES
EV
Eloy Vera
County Judge
YES
R"
Raul "Roy" Pena III
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
R"
Rene "Orta" Fuentes
County Sheriff
YES
MA
Maria Ameida Salinas
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
RM
Rene Montalvo
County Attorney
YES
GA
G. Allen Ramirez
District Attorney
YES
JF
Jose F. "Kiko" Perez, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
EV
Eleazar Velasquez
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2018-05-08 session of Starr County Commissioners Court Regular Session.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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.