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2 • TAX_POLICYMERCEDES ISD (Hidalgo County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: MERCEDES ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2023-09-18
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
RT
Rachel Trevino
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
NO
NV
Nancy Vallejo
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
MG
Marcos Garcia, Iv
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
OR
Orlando Rodriguez
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
OH
Oscar Hernandez
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
RH
Rick Hinojosa
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2023-09-18 session of MERCEDES ISD 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.