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2 • TAX_POLICYSabine County (Sabine County)

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

Presented in: Sabine County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2017-09-12
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
DW
David West
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JJ
Johnny Jackson
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
TW
Tricia Woods Jacks
County Treasurer
YES
RG
Roger Gay
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
HA
Henry Alvarado
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DM
Daryl Melton
County Judge
YES
KN
Keith Nabours
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
J"
James "Bubba" Lowe
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
JC
Jamie Clark
County Clerk
YES
LP
Lisa Pitre
District Clerk
YES
BC
Brent Cox
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
KB
Kenneth Brodie Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
GG
George Griffith
County Sheriff
YES
MS
Martha Stone
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
RG
Robert G. "Bobby" Neal
County Attorney
YES
PA
Paul A. Robbins
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2017-09-12 session of Sabine 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.