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PASSEDHarris County Commissioners Court · 2025-12-18

The Court approved an amendment to a sole-source agreement with West Publishing Corporation (doing business as West, a Thomson Reuters Business) to update Westlaw pricing for legal and investigative research subscriptions used by the Toll Road Authority, covering January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with no increase in appropriated funds.

What it means for you

The Harris County Toll Road Authority's subscription to Westlaw and CLEAR legal research services continues under updated pricing terms without any additional county spending.

Outcome

A motion was made by Commissioner Garcia, seconded by Commissioner Briones, that this item be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: (5-0)

How each member voted

Lina Hidalgo (County Judge): AyeRodney Ellis (Commissioner, Precinct 1): AyeAdrian Garcia (Commissioner, Precinct 2): AyeTom S. Ramsey (Commissioner, Precinct 3): AyeLesley Briones (Commissioner, Precinct 4): Aye

50, per the official record.

Official source

Official meeting record — Harris County Legistar ↗

The record includes an individually-attributed vote for this item, shown above.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

Quick answersfrom the official record
Who benefits?West Publishing Corporation, d/b/a West, a Thomson Reuters BusinessLegistar record ↗
Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court. Taken up at the December 18, 2025 meeting Adopted.Legistar record ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or who pays for it — full details in the official Legistar record ↗

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