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PASSEDHarris County Commissioners Court · 2026-08-06

The county voted to allocate $2,520,000 over three years to the District Attorney's Office to investigate the shooting and killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE officer, covering labor, overtime, outside counsel, and software.

What it means for you

Harris County will fund a District Attorney investigation into the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at the hands of an ICE officer, with the County Attorney's Office coordinating on the effort.

Outcome

A motion was made by Commissioner Ellis, seconded by Commissioner Garcia, to allocate $2,520,000 over three years to the District Attorney’s Office for labor, overtime, outside counsel, and software, in coordination with the County Attorney’s Office for the purposes of investigating the shooting and killing by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. 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

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Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$2,520,000Legistar record ↗
Who benefits?District Attorney's OfficeLegistar record ↗
Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court. Taken up at the August 6, 2026 meeting Adopted.Legistar record ↗
The official caption doesn't name who pays for it — full details in the official Legistar record ↗

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