Harris County votes Tuesday to apply for a $15 million federal park grant at Tom Bass Park. The grant needs a $15 million county match, and the agenda does not say where it comes from.
Houston pulled its $150 million federal crime grant application from the council agenda again. The Justice Department’s deadline was Sept. 1, and its conditions reach immigration enforcement.
Houston, September 21, 2026. Stephanie Morales, the Democratic nominee for judge of the 180th Criminal District Court in Harris County,
The $110 million Cypress Ditch project has all but $1 million of its funding named and landed on time. The first phase has slipped about a year in four months.
Commissioners Court voted 3-2 on September 8 to advance a proposed county rate of up to $0.41750 per $100. That is a ceiling, not the rate on your bill. The public hearing and the adoption vote are both September 17.
Three Texas cities left or paused their plate reader contracts in one week. Harris County has 480 cameras and has not scheduled the meeting its county judge asked for.
HIT Strategies surveyed 600 likely voters for the Plummer campaign in mid August. The Sanchez campaign answered with a number backed by no poll at all.
Brianna Berry, 25, is charged with burglary of a habitation and aggravated assault of a family member. FOX 26 printed the $4,000 bond. ABC13 printed no dollar figure at all.
74 HPD Flock cameras vandalized in 2026, up from 38 a month earlier. ABC13 says the city will not say who pays. Its own July story says the police budget does.
Voters approved $70 million in November 2024. This week’s award funds demolition of a wastewater plant an engineering report priced out 21 months ago.
The county adopts its property tax rate September 17. Published estimates of the cost to the average homeowner range from $120 to $193, and none of the coverage printed the taxable value behind them.
The county says the public can observe logic and accuracy testing for November 3. Its own Election Reports page lists 12 test reports, the newest from June 15, 2024.