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PASSEDHarris County Commissioners Court · 2026-04-16

The county is appointing six voting members and recognizing three non-voting ex-officio members to the Harris County Immigrant and Refugee Commission for staggered terms beginning April 16, 2026.

What it means for you

Angie Dupree, Carolina Rodriguez-Neufeld, Dr. Daniel Morales, Zenobia Lai, Dr. Ricardo Nuila, and Raazia Nathani will serve as voting members; Leah Barton, Linda Stevens, and Toi Babineaux will serve as non-voting ex-officio members.

Outcome

A motion was made by Commissioner Garcia, seconded by Commissioner Briones, to appoint the following nominees as members of the Harris County Immigrant and Refugee Commission: Angie Dupree; Carolina Rodriguez-Neufeld; Dr. Daniel Morales; Zenobia Lai; Dr. Ricardo Nuila; and Raazia Nathani for staggered terms, as provided in Article 3, Section 7 of the Commission bylaws, beginning April 16, 2026; And to recognize the following county department representatives as non-voting ex-officio members: Leah Barton; Linda Stevens; and Toi Babineaux. The motion carried by the following vote: (4-0)

How each member voted

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

40, 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?Angie Dupree; Carolina Rodriguez-Neufeld; Dr. Daniel Morales; Zenobia Lai; Dr. Ricardo Nuila; Raazia Nathani; Leah Barton; Linda Stevens; Toi BabineauxLegistar record ↗
To what?Harris County Immigrant and Refugee CommissionLegistar record ↗
Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court. Office of County Administration brought it forward. Taken up at the April 16, 2026 meeting Adopted.Legistar record ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount — full details in the official Legistar record ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-hc26-2501-185032 — data from official records via PlainDocket.