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5 • FINANCEBacliff Municipal Utility District (Galveston County)

Order Adopting Ad Valorem Property Tax Rate Exceeding the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate

Presented in: Bacliff Municipal Utility District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-03-18
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
TP
Tony Poynor
Director (Place 1)
YES
VM
Victor Medina
Director (Place 2)
YES
DR
Don Rodgers
Director (Place 3)
YES
LB
Larry Burchfield
Director (Place 4)
YES
BB
Brad Bingham
Director (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board public docket item 5 on 2026-03-18

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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).