The FY 2024 budget will be the first under a Democratic supermajority on commissioners court. Republicans can no longer block passage of a budget and tax rates, as they did last year.
The proposal from the Harris County Office of Management and Budget would increase spending by $267 million compared to the current fiscal year. It would include $57 million for cost of living increases for county employees.
It all started when all eight Harris County Precinct Constables protested what they saw as plans to "defund" police and wanted action to be taken on the issue in a letter that FOX 26 received back in April 2022.
Two years ago New York implemented a broad reform to its bail system, covering misdemeanors and felonies alike, intended to ensure nobody would remain stuck behind bars simply because they couldn’t afford cash bail.