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2026-558 • County OrdersPolk County (Polk County)
Consider Order Authorizing The Issuance Of “Polk County, Texas Tax Notes, Series 2026”; Levying a Continuing Direct Annual Ad Valorem Tax on All Taxable Property Within The County to Pay The Principal of and Interest on Said Notes and to Create a Sinking
Presented in: Polk County Commissioners Court - August 11, 2026 on 2026-08-11
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve Item #2026-558: Consider Order Authorizing The Issuance Of “Polk County, Texas Tax Notes, Series 2026”; Levying a Continuing Direct Annual Ad Valorem Tax on All Taxable Property Within The County ”
SB
Shelly Bush Sitton
County Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consider Order Authorizing The Issuance Of “Polk County, Texas Tax Notes, Series 2026”; Levying a Continuing Direct Annual Ad Valorem Tax on All Taxable Property Within The County to Pay The Principal of and Interest on Said Notes and to Create a Sinking
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.4/10). 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).