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313. • GeneralHarris County (Harris County)

Request by Housing and Community Development for authority to convene a hybrid property workgroup made up of designees of Commissioners Court members to create a process to identify underutilized real estate assets to recommend to Commissioners Court for the purposes of both public purpose in the furtherance of County goals and revenue generation, related to the Putting Assets to Work (PAW) Initia

Presented in: Harris County Commissioners Court on 2026-08-06
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“approved”
LH
Lina Hidalgo
County Judge
YES
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 Housing and Community Development for authority to convene a hybrid property workgroup made up of designees of Commissioners Court members to create a process to identify underutilized real estate assets to recommend to Commissioners Court for the purposes of both public purpose in the furtherance of County goals and revenue generation, related to the Putting Assets to Work (PAW) Initiative, and report back by November 19, 2026.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). 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.