PASSEDHarris County Commissioners Court · 2025-12-11

The Court directed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of County Administration (OCA) to estimate how much money could be cut from contracts that house Harris County jail inmates at outside facilities, with that report due at the February 26, 2026 Commissioners Court meeting.

What it means for you

Residents will receive a future cost-savings analysis on the county's practice of paying to house inmates in facilities outside the Harris County Jail.

Outcome

A motion was made by Commissioner Ramsey, seconded by Commissioner Briones, for OMB and OCA to provide an estimation of cuts to the Harris County Jail inmates outsourcing contracts on February 26, 2026, Commissioners Court. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Official source

Official meeting record — Harris County Legistar ↗

The record does not attribute individual votes for this item — most items pass by named consensus rather than a contested roll call.

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Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court. Taken up at the December 11, 2025 meeting — Adopted.Legistar record ↗

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