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Rodney Ellis: Spend $4.5M to Stop Crises Before They Become Crimes and Jail Cells

Can prevention make communities safer while freeing police for serious crime? Harris County’s HART and RISE results make a powerful case for changing public safety.

Talarico Brings Faith, Justice, and His Senate Campaign to Harris County at The Luke Church

Can James Talarico flip Texas? His appearance at The Luke reveals the multiracial, faith-centered coalition he hopes to mobilize against Ken Paxton.

Urgent Action for #HarrisCounty residents! #HarrisCo #Houston #HTX #TX #Texas #DeFlock

📜Harris Cty Commissioners Court Agenda Item #253 #Flock contract https://harriscountytx.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=8125723&GUID=6744ECC0-75D6-4F50-864D-DCE5B16E0A1E
🛠️TOOLKIT https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Ksf_7IdzlU3WdLYa6AM4-EbxODc47Xf4BVNiMiFtPk/edit?tab=t.0
🎤REGISTER TO APPEAR/SPEAK https://appearancerequest.harriscountytx.gov

[Woori Juntos] Tell #HarrisCounty where you want our tax $$ to go! Take the Budget Survey from #HarrisCounty Pcts 2 & 4 w/ Kinder Institute for Urban Research @ RiceU! It's available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese or Mandarin.

Survey: https://riceuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Upfvqnmz8LZfHE #HarrisCo #TX #Texas #Houston

Don't forget to mark your calendars #Houston!
[Queer to Stay 4] #Pride Is a #Protest 🏳️‍🌈
🌈Sun 28 JUNE '26 11a - 2:30p (time extended to include a #march!) @ City Hall, 901 Bagby St #HTX 77002
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#SouthernLights #CAW #CommunitiesAtWork #50501Houston #50501Movement #HDSA #DSA #LGBTQ #vigil #HarrisCo #HarrisCounty #FortBendCo #FortBendCounty #WallerCo #WallerCounty #MontgomeryCo #MontgomeryCounty #GalvestonCo #GalvestonCounty #Bellaire #Cypress #Katy #Pearland #Friendswood #Pasadena #GalenaPark #Humble #LeagueCity #Channelview #DeerPark #LaPorte #JacintoCity #JerseyVillage #Crosby #Baytown #BrooksideVillage #Conroe #Spring #MissouriCity #Stafford #Fresno #MeadowsPlace #SouthHouston #SugarLand #TheVillages #TheWoodlands #WestUniversiyPlace #TX #Texas

#HarrisCounty TODAY is the last day of Primary Runoffs early voting! Get in line by 7pm to vote. If you don't make it, don't panic. #Election Day is Tue. 26 MAY. #HarrisCo #TX #elections #vote #voting https://www.harrisvotes.com
For the record, in this house, we support Letitia Plummer for County Judge!

RE: https://mas.to/@50501Houston/116592464291830636

Early voting for the Primary Runoffs begins today!

Harris County Election Locations: https://www.harrisvotes.com/Vote-Centers/Locations2

Check your ballot: https://www.harrisvotes.com/Voter/Whats-on-my-Ballot

Do your homework before showing up to the polls! #HarrisCo #HarrisCounty #Houston #HTX #Texas #TX #USpolitics #elections #voting

Reminder #HarrisCounty and State of #Texas #voters. Early voting starts tomorrow!

Visit https://www.harrisvotes.com for more information.
#HarrisCo #TX #election #vote #votes #voting

Following months-long spats about how to bridge a $200 million gap in the county's budget, Harris County Commissioners Court has approved a $2.8 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/09/24/531837/harris-county-commissioners-court-approve-2-8-billion-budget-for-2026-fiscal-year/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #CountyBudget #HarrisCountyBudget #HarrisCountyCommissioners #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt

As 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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/08/27/529569/as-harris-county-budget-deficit-looms-residents-urge-commissioners-to-work-together/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #CountyBudget #HarrisCountyBudget #HarrisCountyBudgetDeficit #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HarrisCountyFunds #HarrisCountyJudgeLinaHidalgo

Harris County leaders plan to end a contract to outsource jail inmates to a private facility in Mississippi later this year, potentially shaving more than $4 million off the county's outsourcing costs.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/08/20/528904/harris-county-expected-to-end-mississippi-outsourcing-contract-this-year-saving-at-least-4-million/

#CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #BudgetDeficit #HarrisCountyBudget #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice #HarrisCountyJail #HoustonJail #JailOutsourcing

Most Harris County commissioners supported a motion this week to advance pay raises for the county's eight elected constables.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/08/15/528772/harris-county-commissioners-signal-support-for-boosted-constable-wages-in-the-budget/

#HarrisCounty #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Politics #ConstableSOffice #HarrisCountyBudget #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HarrisCountyConstables #LawEnforcementPay

Ahead of an expected vote Thursday on potential departmental service cuts in an effort to reduce costs, Harris County elected officials from the same political party gave dueling outlooks on the county's mounting budget deficit.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/08/14/528688/commissioners-hidalgo-present-clashing-outlooks-on-harris-county-budget-deficit/

#HarrisCounty #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Politics #HarrisCountyBudget #HarrisCountyCommissionerAdrianGarcia #HarrisCountyCommissionerLesleyBriones #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HarrisCountyConstables #HarrisCountyJudgeLinaHidalgo

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/08/04/527832/harris-county-leader-wants-voters-to-extend-child-care-efforts-as-pandemic-funding-runs-out/

#EducationNews #Finances #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #ChildCare #Childcare #HarrisCountyCommisionersCourt #HarrisCountyCommissionerTomRamsey #HarrisCountyJudgeLinaHidalgo #TaxRateIncrease

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she wasn't permitted to bring security detail on her recent trade mission to Paris, which she funded with money from her campaign. She said security should be a priority in the county's budget. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/07/03/525479/harris-county-judge-lina-hidalgo-comments-on-paris-trip-security-detail-jail-deaths/

#Business #CriminalJustice #Elections #HarrisCounty #HoustonMatters #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Politics #HarrisCountyBudget #HarrisCountyJail #HarrisCountyJudgeLinaHidalgo #HoustonJail #LinaHidalgo #TradeMission

A woman said to be armed with a pistol pulled out a chair and sat in the southbound lanes of Interstate 45 north of Houston on Thursday afternoon, causing the freeway to be shut down in both directions by law enforcement.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/06/26/525045/i-45-shut-down-in-both-directions-in-spring-area-after-armed-woman-sits-down-on-freeway-authorities-say/

#HarrisCounty #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Traffic #CrisisInterventionTeam #HarrisCountyPrecinct4ConstableSOffice #HarrisCountySheriffSOffice #I45 #Interstate45 #SpringTexas

Harris County commissioners on Thursday delayed a plan to increase minimum wage to more than $21 an hour for contracted employees following concerns that the wage boost could inflate construction costs.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/06/14/524009/harris-county-commissioners-delay-wage-increase-for-contract-employees/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #ContractEmployees #CountyEmployees #HarrisCountyCommissioners #MinimumWage #WageIncreases

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/06/02/522887/bill-to-limit-harris-countys-authority-over-surplus-toll-road-funds-dies-as-legislative-session-ends/

#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #Texas #Transportation #HarrisCountyCommisionersCourt #HarrisCountyTollRoadAuthority #HarrisCountyTollRoads #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #SenPaulBettencourt #SenateBill2722

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. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/05/23/522075/harris-county-faces-270-million-deficit-following-deputy-pay-increase-approval/

#HarrisCounty #HoustonMatters #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Politics #HarrisCountyBudget #HarrisCountyCommisionersCourt #HarrisCountyConstables #HarrisCountyDeputyPay #HarrisCountySheriffSOffice #PayIncreases

Houston health experts were quick to dispel a rumor that's been circulating amid a measles outbreak in West Texas, making it clear that no vitamin can replace the highly effective measles vaccine.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/03/10/515667/vitamin-a-cannot-replace-a-measles-vaccine-local-health-experts-say/

#HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Healthcare #Houston #Local #MedicineWellness #News #BaylorCollegeOfMedicine #CityOfHouston #Measles #VitaminA #WestTexasOutbreak

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/02/28/514979/harris-county-to-ask-texas-lawmakers-for-5-more-civil-district-courts/

#Court #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Texas #CaseBacklog #CivilCourts #DistrictCourts #HarrisCountyCommisionersCourt #TexasLegislature

METRO leaders are doubling down on reliability, cleanliness, safety and accessibility under the umbrella of “METRONow,” which observers say is essentially a rebrand of the former "METRONext" initiative.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/02/25/514702/houston-transit-authority-unveils-metronow-initiative-focused-on-cleanliness-safety-and-ridership/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #HoustonMayor #Local #News #Transportation #BusRapidTransit #HoustonBuses #HoustonLightRail #Metro #MetroNext #METRONow

Yesterday, the Harris County Commissioners Court approved an 8% increase to the county's property tax for FY 2025. This increase was higher than the traditional maximum of 3.5% due to this year's disaster declarations.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/09/20/500607/harris-county-approves-8-property-tax-rate-increase/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #DisasterDeclaration #HarrisCountyBudget #PropertyTaxRate

Harris County faces a $129 million deficit in Fiscal Year 2025, budget director warns

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/06/05/489638/harris-county-faces-a-129-million-deficit-in-fiscal-year-2025-budget-director-warns/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #BudgetDeficit #DanielRamos #HarrisCountyBudget #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HarrisCountyOfficeOfManagementAndBudget

Some residents in Near Northside have concerns about the project bringing air and noise pollution to their neighborhood.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/03/29/482139/harris-county-commissioners-court-approves-new-hardy-downtown-connector-project/

#HarrisCounty #Infrastructure #Local #News #Transportation #HardyTollRoad #HarrisCountyCommisionersCourt #HarrisCountyTollRoadAuthority

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/01/17/474727/harris-county-leaders-expected-to-sign-off-on-joint-primary-election-at-thursday-meeting/

#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #Voting #2024PrimaryElection #88thTexasLegislature #CindySiegel #HarrisCountyClerkTeneshiaHudspeth #HarrisCountyCommisionersCourt #JointPrimaryVoting #MikeDoyle #TexasPrimary