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2 • TAX_POLICYUpton County (Upton County)

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

Presented in: Upton 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 (18 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
VV
Vivian Venegas
County Treasurer
YES
SB
Stephanie Brown
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
VJ
Vicky Jo Jones
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
MS
Martha Silva
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
CN
Corina Navarrete
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
ZE
Zackary Epperson
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
ZE
Zackary Epperson
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
DK
Dusty Kilgore
County Judge
YES
CO
Cody Owens
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
CZ
Cody Zamora
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
LM
LaWanda McMurray
County Clerk
YES
LM
LaWanda McMurray
District Clerk
YES
PJ
Pete Jackson
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
MS
Mike Smart
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
SB
Sara Brown
County Sheriff
YES
MZ
Monica Zarate
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
PS
Paige Skehan
County Attorney
YES
SD
Stephen Dodd
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

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