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ON THE AGENDAHarris County Commissioners Court · 2026-08-06

The Court is asked to approve the District Attorney's request to apply for a $1,500,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Violence Against Women for the FY26 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response (ICJR) Program.

What it means for you

If approved, the District Attorney's Office would submit a grant application seeking $1,500,000 with no county matching funds required to support criminal justice responses to violence against women.

Outcome

No action was taken on this item.

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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.

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
How much?$1,500,000Legistar record ↗
Who gives?U.S. Department of Justice / Office of Violence Against Women, if the grant is awarded.Legistar record ↗
Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court. District Attorney brought it forward. Taken up at the August 6, 2026 meeting — no outcome recorded yet.Legistar record ↗
The official caption doesn't name who receives it — full details in the official Legistar record ↗

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