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ON THE AGENDAHarris County Commissioners Court · 2026-07-30

The Court is asked to approve putting a purchasing contract out for public bid for specialty chemicals, industrial gases, and related items used by the Institute of Forensic Sciences.

What it means for you

If approved, the county would advertise for vendors to competitively bid on supplying chemicals and gases to the forensic sciences lab.

Outcome

This item was accepted.

Public safety — see all →Harris County – 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 July 30, 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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