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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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