PASSEDHarris County Commissioners Court · 2025-12-11

The court directed Harris County's Universal Services department to work with Purchasing to create a new Technology Procurement Request process requiring all county departments to submit a TPR before buying technology, starting January 1, 2026.

What it means for you

Starting in 2026, any county department that wants to purchase technology must first complete a formal request form under this new process.

Outcome

A motion was made by Commissioner Ramsey, seconded by Commissioner Briones, to direct Universal Services to work with the Purchasing Department to implement the updated Technology Procurement Request process requiring County departments to complete a TPR for all technology-related procurement effective January 1, 2026. 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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