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93. • GeneralHarris County (Harris County)
Request for approval of an order authorizing the filing of a lawsuit challenging the rule proposed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and other agencies seeking to overhaul grantmaking processes and politicize federal funding, potentially jeopardizing hundreds of millions in federal grant funding received by Harris County annually.
Presented in: Harris County Commissioners Court on 2026-08-25
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 3.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 1)
“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)
NO
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Request for approval of an order authorizing the filing of a lawsuit challenging the rule proposed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and other agencies seeking to overhaul grantmaking processes and politicize federal funding, potentially jeopardizing hundreds of millions in federal grant funding received by Harris County annually.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 3.4/10). 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.