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5 • FINANCECoastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District (Wharton County)

Order Adopting Ad Valorem Property Tax Rate Exceeding the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate

Presented in: Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-01-21
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
RG
Ronald Gertson
Director, Place 3
YES
TA
Tim Anderson
Director, Place 4
YES
DB
Daniel Berglund
Director, Place 5
YES
AW
Aland Wittig
Director, Place 1
YES
AH
Alan Heskamp
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board public docket item 5 on 2026-01-21

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).