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2 • TAX_POLICYUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY (Cameron County)

Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption

Presented in: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2010-05-17
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
CM
Christina Melton Crain
Regent (Place 3)
NO
KP
Kevin P. Eltife
Board Chairman (Place 4)
YES
JL
Janiece Longoria
Board Vice Chairman (Place 2)
YES
JC
James C. Rad Weaver
Board Vice Chairman (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2010-05-17 session of UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY Board of Trustees Regular Meeting.

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.