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160. • GeneralHarris County (Harris County)
Request for approval to trade-in non-inventoried county property to Life Technologies Corporation in the amount of $6,000 for thermal cyclers for the Institute of Forensic Sciences with the trade-in amount received to be used towards new forensic equipment.
Presented in: Harris County Commissioners Court on 2026-07-30
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.6/10 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 to trade-in non-inventoried county property to Life Technologies Corporation in the amount of $6,000 for thermal cyclers for the Institute of Forensic Sciences with the trade-in amount received to be used towards new forensic equipment.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.6/10). 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.