Ray Burt
TX · Huffman ISD Board of Trustees, Position 3
Ray Burt is a retired Houston firefighter and longtime Huffman ISD trustee who helped start the district's police department. He has named school safety and raises for teachers and staff as priorities.
Where Ray Burt stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records), Public Education Quality (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (6 records), Data Privacy (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 6 oppose
Voted for a proposed 2026 tax rate of $1.0637 per $100, an increase that needs voter approval, and to call that tax rate election for November 3, 2026. Both passed 7-0.
August 17, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded and voted to move $1 million from bond funds to the general fund for bond-related costs, which passed 4-2. He also seconded a short-term tax anticipation loan, which passed 6-0.
March 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Moved to call a Huffman ISD school bond election for November 7, 2023. It passed 7-0.
August 7, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Moved to give teachers and librarians a 4% raise and other full-time staff a 4% of midpoint raise. It passed 6-0.
March 27, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Moved to have Huffman ISD pay for COVID-19 testing for district staff. It passed 7-0.
October 5, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to adopt Huffman ISD's 2020-21 budget. It passed 6-0.
June 22, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Voted to create a reserve police officer program for the Huffman ISD Police Department. It passed 7-0.
May 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Moved to approve a Flock Safety deal for license plate readers, paid for by the 2023 bond for district security. It passed with no votes against.
December 18, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Moved to seek state grants for rifle-resistant body armor and bullet-resistant shields for the district police, and to spend district funds to complete the shield purchase. All passed 5-0.
February 27, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to create the Huffman ISD Police Department, add a chief of police job, and appoint staff as school marshals. The board approved all three 7-0.
March 26, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Moved to give teachers and librarians a 4% raise and other full-time staff a 4% of midpoint raise. It passed 6-0.
March 27, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 oppose
Moved to approve a Flock Safety deal for license plate readers, paid for by the 2023 bond for district security. It passed with no votes against.
December 18, 2023Opposes Data Privacy
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Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted to hire Dr. Angeles Perez as Huffman ISD superintendent and approve her contract. It passed 7-0.
December 15, 2025
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Was elected vice president of the Huffman ISD school board.
November 18, 2024
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Moved to lower Huffman ISD's property tax rate to $0.94619 per $100 of value. It passed 6-0.
October 23, 2023
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Was elected president of the Huffman ISD school board by acclamation.
December 14, 2020
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Past race Ray Burt ran in:
- Huffman ISD Board of Trustees, Positions 1, 2, and 3 · November 3, 2026 · Huffman Independent School District, Texas · incumbent