The county hears a plate reader report October 15 as item 314. Its own agenda record already shows $872,535 approved in one contract year, and a $2 million amendment nobody acted on.
Humble approved about $392,000 for fire and police October 8. The record carries this year’s lease payment on 15 police Tahoes but not the agreement behind it.
Item 93 decides which Harvey flood contracts get the extra year the state granted September 28. Its published text carries no dollar figure and no project list.
ABC13 obtained the per-precinct billing the county would not give. Constable Mark Herman is pushing a countywide Flock policy and asking the Legislature to act in January.
Phase II of the T.C. Jester detention basin is costed at $9.5 million with $600,000 from the 2018 bond. The Flood Control District’s own December update said $2.5 million.
Council authorized listing 1200 Travis and 611 Walker on Wednesday. The nearly $1 billion repair estimate behind the sale is one department’s, with no appraisal published.
HISD moved Thursday to cut its rate 3.62 cents. About 2.94 cents is the 2025 disaster penny coming off on its own. The same board approved a $24.5 million shortfall in June.
Commissioner Lesley Briones took all 61 Precinct 4 Flock devices offline October 8. Two outlets agree on the total and disagree on what the devices are.
Trenikia Banks got 18 months and more than $400,000 in restitution. The conspiracy sought more than $14 million. Her co-defendant is now set for sentencing on February 9, 2027.
Harris County says it cannot confirm the cost of a new juvenile vocational center in Katy. Its own agenda file shows a $132,859 design contract approved January 9, 2025, funded with commercial paper.
Houston announced the $48 million Pathway to Independence fund on October 7 with $34 million raised. It runs three years, buys no new shelter spaces, and partners say they will consider local tax dol
Harris County’s district attorney and county attorney launched a nine-member Protective Order Extended Team on October 2. Harris County recorded 26 intimate partner homicides in 2025, the state’s hig