Houston Public MediaAs Harris County commissioners race against the clock to bridge a projected budget deficit, residents urged the county's top elected officials to set their differences aside — including their disagreements about the extent of the deficit.
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Harris County residents urge commissioners, county judge to work together to reduce budget deficit
The messaging from the public comes as Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and a group of commissioners she deemed the "GOP 3" — even though two of them are Democrats like Hidalgo — elevated conflicting accounts of the budget deficit both in a series of news conferences before and during a nearly 12-hour commissioners court meeting on Tuesday.