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107. • GeneralHarris County (Harris County)
Request by the Sheriff’s Office for approval to accept from the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant funds in the amount of $255,150, with a required cash match of $51,030, for the FY27 Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) SB 224 Catalytic Converter Grant Program.
Presented in: Harris County Commissioners Court on 2026-08-25
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.3/10 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 Sheriff’s Office for approval to accept from the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant funds in the amount of $255,150, with a required cash match of $51,030, for the FY27 Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) SB 224 Catalytic Converter Grant Program.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.