DepartmentHarris County Commissioners Court

County Attorney

57 items where Harris County Commissioners Court's official record names County Attorney as the department bringing it forward.

Grouped from the department name each item's own record states — not an org chart, and not every item names a department (most don't), so this isn't a complete list of everything that department has done.

Items

ON THE AGENDA2026-10-15Public safety

The Court is asked to hold a closed executive session so the County Attorney can provide a legal update on the case ODonnell v. Harris County.

ON THE AGENDA2026-10-15Utilities

The Court is asked to approve the County Attorney filing a lawsuit against the EPA over its partial repeal of 2024 carbon pollution standards for power plants, and submitting formal comments opposing the EPA's proposal to rescind 2015 findings and eliminate remaining federal greenhouse gas standards for those sources.

ON THE AGENDA2026-10-15Taxes & budget

The Court is asked to approve submitting official comments to the U.S. Census Bureau opposing proposed federal rulemaking that the County Attorney says would undercount vulnerable populations in the 2030 census.

ON THE AGENDA2026-10-15Housing & zoning

The Court is asked to approve filing a lawsuit against Jaria Ellis for allegedly operating two boarding homes — Ellis Heart Haven and Ellis Haven Homes — in violation of Harris County's Boarding Home Regulations and Fire Code.

PASSED2026-09-22Health

The County Attorney is asking the court to approve accepting roughly $2.6 million in state grant funds for legal services related to child welfare cases under Title IV-E, though the county must contribute a much larger required match of about $13.8 million.

ON THE AGENDA2026-09-22Taxes & budget

The Court is asked to approve accepting a grant of $2,589,568.86 from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for the FY 2027 Title IV-E Legal Services Program, which also requires a county match of $13,819,839.25. No vote was taken at this time, so the item was postponed.

PASSED2026-09-17Housing & zoning

The County is approving the transfer of a $72,774,039 reservation for single-family mortgage revenue bonds from the Harris County Housing Finance Corporation to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

PASSED2026-09-17Taxes & budget

The County Attorney is asking the Commissioners Court to approve filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of ongoing litigation over Federal Government Reorganization Plans.