The issue that caused these accusations has to do with rollover funds. But the proposed budget does provide more money to all Harris County law enforcement entities.
"We just need to give their piggybank back." The Harris County commissioners' court is preparing to take a budget battle against Austin to the courts. But before the gavel strikes, commissioners were met with backlash over constable's offices' rollover funds.
"We have had enough. Do you hear me? We've had enough. We love our police," a woman attending the meeting said. " Hegar's ruling was there was $20 million, and then there was not," Cagle said. "To sue the State of Texas over that is ridiculous - we just need to give their penny bank back."
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