Posted on · The outgoing Republican commissioner for Precinct 4 named road and parks construction and increased disaster readiness among his proudest accomplishments in office.
Posted on · The outgoing Harris County Commissioner for Precinct 4 cited the need for both natural flood mitigation, such as preserving the Katy Prairie, and building stormwater tunnels.
Posted on · Tight election contests for control of Commissioners Court, particularly the Harris County Judgeship, will determine how much of the money goes to which precincts.
Posted on · Wednesday’s meeting of Harris County Commissioners Court brought to an end a two-month fight over the county’s budget and tax rates.
Posted on · Republican Commissioners Jack Cagle and Tom Ramsey boycotted commissioners court for the sixth time in a row, preventing Democrats from adopting proposed lower rates before a Friday deadline.
Posted on · Commissioners Jack Cagle and Tom Ramsey had sought a special, discussion-only meeting to hammer out a compromise on taxes and the budget. They got it, but refused to attend, claiming Commissioner Adrian Garcia was negotiating in bad faith.
Posted on · Judge Lina Hidalgo signaled Commissioner Jack Cagle’s alternative tax proposal offered a way out of the impasse over setting a new tax rate for Fiscal Year 2023, but time for a compromise is running short.
Posted on · Republican Commissioner Jack Cagle is proposing $149 million in new taxes, with the revenues to be split among law enforcement, health care, flood control, and discretionary spending.
Posted on · Without four of the five Harris County Commissioners present, the court can't vote on the proposed property tax rate for fiscal year 2023, which starts October 1.
Posted on · The commission's two Republican members, Jack Cagle and Tom Ramsey, did not show up to the meeting so a vote on the proposed budget could not happen.
Posted on · The sport -- a mix of badminton, ping pong and tennis -- is growing in popularity around the country and in the Houston area.
Posted on · Lesley Briones and Ben Chou will compete in the Democratic primary runoff for the seat now held by Republican County Commissioner Jack Cagle.
Posted on · Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo condemned alternative budget proposals by Republican Commissioners Tom Ramsey and Jack Cagle as “dystopian.”
Posted on · Republican Commissioner Jack Cagle led the effort to seek a dissolution of a consent decree governing the county's misdemeanor bail system and to try to have a similar challenge to the county's felony bail system dismissed.
Posted on · County Judge Lina Hidalgo and County Commissioner Adrian Garcia each face multiple Democratic opponents, and Democrats are lining up to challenge Republican Commissioner Jack Cagle.