Harris County’s budget remains roughly $48 million in the hole following a Thursday decision not to cut employee benefits or ...

There have been heated Commissioner Court sessions recently between Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and three county ...

The county paid nearly $53 million in Fiscal Year 2025 to send thousands of inmates to private correctional facilities in ...

Commissioners Lesley Briones and Adrian Garcia, who are Democrats like Hidalgo, differed in their characterization of a ...

Harris County leaders say property taxes aren’t going up, but they still need to close a $200 million gap. Here’s what’s next ...

Harris County Commissioners are coming to grips with a budget deficit north of $200 million. The options: cut expenses or ...

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is set to hold a press conference at 9:30 a.m. following a censure by the Commissioners ...

Hidalgo first floated the idea of cutting Briones, Garcia and Ramseys' budgets during Thursday's commissioners court—a ...

In a 3-to-2 vote on May 22, the Harris County Commissioners Court approved pay raises for sheriff’s deputies and constable’s ...

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said the county is facing a $200 million shortfall for the 2026 budget.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and two of her fellow Democrats held dueling news conferences Thursday morning in a dash to ...

Harris County commissioners and department leaders are weighing a proposed $2.78 billion budget with at least $65 million in ...