The statements come after Texas listed BlackRock among its tally of "fossil fuel-boycotting" companies, priming it for pension dollar divestment.
Although the parties have agreed the county may adopt a budget, the war of words between the comptroller and commissioners has continued.
Alexandra del Moral Mealer called for a plan to increase county law enforcement staffing by 1,000 officers to combat a dramatic rise in crime since 2019.
Commissioners voted 3 to 1 to hire two outside legal firms to fight state-imposed repercussions for defunding police.
The county defended taking rollover funds from law enforcement agencies, but Lina Hidalgo and commissioners will keep such funds in the proposed budget.
The list will be updated as frequently as each quarter and companies may be added or subtracted from it as developments occur.
The county must seek voter approval for a budget that reduces law enforcement funding or property taxes will be frozen at the no-new-revenue rate.
While the court delivered a blow to the state's case, it only extended to procedural requirements and didn't address the merits.
State code and a recent court ruling makes the prospect of levying the retroactive tax murkier than might be initially thought.
When the final list is released, the state will begin the process of removing its pension dollars from those offending companies.
The windfall in consumption taxes is due largely to inflation and high oil and gas prices which have brought in record collections.
Inflation and other cost contributors, like higher oil and gas prices, are driving most of the substantial consumption tax collection increases.
