Author: Rachel Carlton

Commissioners will have one final opportunity to vote to adopt tax rates above the no-new-revenue rate during the two meetings on Oct. 25.

After the Texas Secretary of State’s office said it will send inspectors to Harris County’s elections, county and city officials countered with their own request for federal monitors.

Clifford Tatum details changes his office has made to shore up the elections process and encourages voters to cast their ballots before Election Day.

The Secretary of State’s office gave the county five days to respond to what it described as “breaches” in the management of voting records during the 2020 election.

From the latest round of campaign finance reports spanning the months of July through September, Mealer, the Republican candidate for county judge, raised over three times the amount raised by incumbent Hidalgo.

Two candidates are vying for the position of Harris County Precinct 2 commissioner in the upcoming Nov. 8 election.

Commissioner Adrian Garcia proposed a tax rate plan and contrasted its corresponding revenue with Commissioner Jack Cagle’s plan, which Cagle proposed Oct. 4.

Two candidates are vying for the position of Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner in the upcoming Nov. 8 election with incumbent Republican Commissioner Jack Cagle facing Democratic challenger Lesley Briones.

Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey and Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle once again did not show to vote on the tax rate.

Commissioners will meet on Oct. 11 for a third attempt to approve the county’s overall tax rate.