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Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest
Presented in: Travis County Emergency Services District # 3 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-08-19
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
ME
Matt Escobedo
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JV
John Villanacci
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
CK
Carroll Knight
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JE
J. Edd New
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
DD
David Detwiler
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Board of Directors public docket item 5 on 2026-08-19
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.4/10). 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.