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98. • GeneralHarris County (Harris County)

Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept from the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT)/Federal Highway Administration grant funds in the amount of $9,635,733.46, with no required match, and to execute the grant agreement for the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Harris County Road Draina

Presented in: Harris County Commissioners Court on 2026-08-25
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“approved”
LH
Lina Hidalgo
County Judge
ABSENT
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 by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept from the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT)/Federal Highway Administration grant funds in the amount of $9,635,733.46, with no required match, and to execute the grant agreement for the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Harris County Road Drainage Master Plan Project.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). 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).