Remarks by David Stout
54 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 3
- Play at 7:04:00
“Thank you, Cesar. So just real quickly, I mistakenly omitted language within the letter that would be requesting the governor to call a special session as soon as possible because of the urgency of the situation. I think there was something that alluded to it being urgent, but I wanted to make sure that the letter reflected that we're asking for a special session.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 17, 2026
- Play at 8:44:43
“Can we say something before we actually take the vote? Can we say something before we vote? Absolutely. Okay. I just wanted to talk a little bit about what we're doing today and give some perspective to the members of the public as well. You know, every year we go through this exercise and many times what we'll do is we'll propose a tax rate at the ceiling at the highest level we can go, which is the voter approval rate, and then we work down from that level. This year it looks like we're going to be able to vote on the NUNU REVENUE RATE, WHICH I THINK IS A POSITIVE THING FOR WHAT THIS BUDGET…”
Commissioners Court · Aug 17, 2026
- Play at 8:47:52
“So $1.1 billion of assessed valuation that the county of El Paso can no longer account for when we are looking at the revenue that we bring in with business property. And then there is also a homestead exemption that was provided to veterans. We all love veterans in this community. We're strongly supportive of veterans and we want them to have these types of things. But it is also important for the state legislature to understand and for the public to understand that When you give a homestead exemption to one group of individuals, you either have to cut your budget to make up for the loss or…”
Commissioners Court · Aug 17, 2026
- Play at 8:56:06
“I think, Commissioner, I don't know. You're still on the CAD board, but one thing that I think the public needs to understand as well is that the county does not regulate what happens at the Central Appraisal District and how valuations are gone about. That is also regulated by the state. The state legislature sets about the rules and the comptroller of the state of Texas helps carry out those regulations. If if for some reason the state comptroller thinks that our that our local CAD is not valuing properties at the correct level and and they have to be within 95% of what the comptroller…”
Commissioners Court · Aug 17, 2026