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42. • GeneralHarris County (Harris County)

Request for approval of an escrow agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for the Texas Water Development Board grant for the Halls Aldine Westfield South Stormwater Detention Basin & Mainstem Channel Conveyance Improvements Project (P118-00-00) for the deposit of funds for the payment of sums due by the Flood Control District (Halls Bayou Watershed, Agreement No. 2026-21, Precinct 2).

Presented in: Harris County Commissioners Court on 2026-09-22
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“approved”
LH
Lina Hidalgo
County Judge
YES
AG
Adrian Garcia
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
ABSENT
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 of an escrow agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for the Texas Water Development Board grant for the Halls Aldine Westfield South Stormwater Detention Basin & Mainstem Channel Conveyance Improvements Project (P118-00-00) for the deposit of funds for the payment of sums due by the Flood Control District (Halls Bayou Watershed, Agreement No. 2026-21, Precinct 2).

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). 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).