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5 • TAX_POLICYPort of Houston Authority (Harris County)
Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest
Presented in: Port of Houston Authority Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-09-10
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
RG
Roland Garcia, Jr
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MB
Michel Bechtel
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
CF
Clyde Fitzgerald
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
WM
Wendolyn Montoya Cloonan
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
TJ
Thomas Jones, Jr.
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
AA
Alan A. Robb
Commissioner, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
RC
Richard Campo
Commissioner, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 5 on 2025-09-10
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.4/10). 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.