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ON THE AGENDAHarris County Commissioners Court · 2026-02-12

The Court is asked to accept the Purchasing Agent's notice that a contract for a histology slide stainer and related items for the Institute of Forensic Sciences is being prepared for public advertisement.

What it means for you

If accepted, the county would move forward with publicly advertising for bids on equipment used to process tissue samples at the Institute of Forensic Sciences.

Outcome

This item was accepted.

Contracts & spending — see all →Institute of Forensic Sciences

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.

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

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Quick answersfrom the official record
Who's paid?Institute of Forensic SciencesLegistar record ↗
Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court. Office of the Purchasing Agent brought it forward. Taken up at the February 12, 2026 meeting — no outcome recorded yet.Legistar record ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or which fund pays for it — full details in the official Legistar record ↗

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