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166. • GeneralHarris County (Harris County)
Request for approval to negotiate agreements with Berkeley Research Group and CohnReznick for professional audit services for the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) to include but not limited to mobility expenditures and operational expenditures (Countywide, MWBE Contracted Goal: 10%).
Presented in: Harris County Commissioners Court on 2026-09-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“approved”
LH
Lina Hidalgo
County Judge
YES
AG
Adrian Garcia
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
LB
Lesley Briones
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RE
Rodney Ellis
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
TS
Tom S. Ramsey
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Request for approval to negotiate agreements with Berkeley Research Group and CohnReznick for professional audit services for the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) to include but not limited to mobility expenditures and operational expenditures (Countywide, MWBE Contracted Goal: 10%).
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).