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X.6 • Action ItemsLOS FRESNOS CISD (Cameron County)

Discuss and Take Action to Approve a Resolution, Ordinance, and Order, Adopting the Proposed Ad-Valorem Tax Rate of $0.7115 per $100 Valuation for Maintenance and Operations and $0.158772 per $100 Valuation for Interest and Sinking for a Total Tax Rate of $0.870272 in the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District for the Tax Year 2026.

Presented in: LOS FRESNOS CISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-08-24
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 8.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Discuss and Take Action to Approve a Resolution, Ordinance, and Order, Adopting the Proposed Ad-Valorem Tax Rate of $0.7115 per $100 Valuation for Maintenance and Operations and $0.158772 per $100 Val”
SG
Sandra Garza
Trustee (Place 5)
YES
KM
Kevin Montes
Trustee (Place 6)
YES
DH
Donald Henderson
Trustee (Place 1)
YES
MC
Martin Castillo
Trustee (Place 2)
YES
JA
Jesus Amaya
Trustee (Place 3)
YES
LQ
Leticia Quintero
Trustee (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

X.6. Discuss and Take Action to Approve a Resolution, Ordinance, and Order, Adopting the Proposed Ad-Valorem Tax Rate of $0.7115 per $100 Valuation for Maintenance and Operations and $0.158772 per $100 Valuation for Interest and Sinking for a Total Tax Rate of $0.870272 in the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District for the Tax Year 2026.

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).