23 of 27 items on this agenda passed or failed; 4 have no outcome in the record we hold yet.
Official meeting record — Harris County Legistar, including individually recorded votes where the record states them ↗On this agenda
The Commissioners Court voted on assembling a grievance committee that will review salaries for elected officials, as required by Texas Local Government Code Section 152.015.
Commissioners Court voted to direct the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to return on September 8, 2026, with a plan to raise eviction fees to $120.
The Commissioners Court approved the creation of a new county department to manage and assign certain individuals who receive Harris County health benefits.
The Commissioners Court approved ending its contract with Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston, which had been providing comprehensive dental care to homeless individuals using federal Community Development Block Grant funds.
The Commissioners Court approved changing the funding source for one county position to the general fund, effective August 22, 2026.
The Commissioners Court voted on selecting public members for the salary grievance committee, a body required by Texas law that hears pay-related complaints from county employees.
The county is accepting an amendment to extend its grant agreement with the Houston Endowment for the Harris County Language Access Program, moving the grant end date to September 30, 2026.
The District Attorney's Office asked the Commissioners Court to approve submitting a $1,500,000 federal grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women for a program aimed at improving the criminal justice response to violence against women. No local matching funds are required.
Who sits on this body
Commissioners Court has five members — the County Judge, elected countywide, and four Commissioners, each elected from one of the county's four precincts.