Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo called for a special meeting of the commissioners’ court Wednesday to authorize outside counsel to take legal action against state officials, including Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, in response to the comptroller’s recent claims regarding Harris County’s budgeting decisions under Chapter 120 of the Texas Local Government Code.
According to the Associated Press, Hegar alleged leaders in Harris County reduced funding for the offices of its constables in the current fiscal year and would again reduce funding next year., saying they have actually increased funding for law enforcement, proposing a budget for the next fiscal year that would allocate $1.4 billion for justice and safety, which is 75% of the county’s budget and the most ever allocated by the county for public safety, according to AP.
This year, the release states that Harris County preliminarily approved a record $1.4 billion budget for justice and safety, a full two-thirds of the County General Fund budget. In addition, instead of letting Constables’ unspent funds sit unused, Commissioners Court instituted a policy that led to millions of dollars of public safety investments.
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