From The Texas Tribune, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo wants voters to approve a tax increase to extend the county’s efforts to improve the region’s child care landscape, work that began following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A contentious piece of legislation that would have required Harris County to send 30% of its surplus toll road funds to the City of Houston will remain in legislative purgatory after failing to reach a vote by the full Texas House.
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Harris County commissioners lobbied against Senate Bill 2722, which would have given 30% of the county's surplus toll road funds to the City of Houston. But one commissioner said Monday he was open to negotiating with the city, which regularly dispatches emergency personnel to the toll roads.
Harris County commissioners on Thursday approved a motion to increase wages for deputies by 2026 — but where exactly they will find the money to back the $140 million boost remains in question.
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The pressure was on for commissioners to take up immediate discussions about clearing a path to pay parity for deputies after the Houston City Council approved a five-year, $832 million contract for the city's police officers.
Harris County will be making its case to Texas lawmakers to approve five more civil district courts as local judges deal with case backlogs and a growing population.
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Local judges told Harris County commissioners that more courts are needed because of case backlogs and a growing population, but lacked specifics about where new courtrooms would be located and how much they'd cost to operate. In Texas, only state lawmakers can approve the creation of new courts.
Some residents in Near Northside have concerns about the project bringing air and noise pollution to their neighborhood.
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The Harris County Clerk said the political party leaders’ agreement to a joint primary saved the county from a disastrous shortage of voting equipment on Election Day.
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