87th LegislatureState SenateLt. Gov. Dan Patrick Announces Interim Charges for Texas Senate
The charges include reviewing subjects related to education, property taxes and appraisals, state investments, and more.
The charges include reviewing subjects related to education, property taxes and appraisals, state investments, and more.
The state’s largest city has been using federal COVID relief dollars to plug budget holes and provide raises, but is lurching towards a fiscal cliff once the federal funds expire.
Facing a firestorm of controversy over newly revealed communications between her staff, Hidalgo insisted she had followed the law.
Ogg accused the Harris County Budget Office of quietly defunding her department while the county attorney’s office opined that the district attorney was not a true law enforcement agency.
A grand jury investigation found probable cause of tampering with governmental documents and misuse of official information related to a contract awarded to a woman with ties to local and national Democrats.
Republican incumbents on Texas’ two highest courts easily secured the GOP nomination on primary day.
A grand jury reportedly investigating an $11 million contract awarded to a one-woman firm with ties to prominent Democrats has resulted in search warrants for county offices.
While some officials pushed for a new rule, several experts disputed the authority of the local licensing board to impose a rule requiring 10 percent down payments on bonds.
The GOP will seek to force the county to turn back on the livestream of the vote counting and implement independent oversight of upcoming elections in Harris County.
Lina Hidalgo will face either Alexandra Del Moral Mealer or Vidal Martinez in the 2022 general election where crime and county management are prime issues.
Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria said that 6,000 Democratic and 4,000 Republican ballots were left out of election tallies; enough to change results in some close races.
The Harris County GOP chair has invoked election code requiring a court to intervene if election officials do not report unofficial results 24 hours after polls close.