Harris County’s two Republican commissioners skipped Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting, preventing county leaders from passing a property tax rate and proposed budget.
Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle, left, and Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey, shown here in July 2021, have left it unclear whether either would show up for Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting to approve the property tax rate. State law requires a quorum of at least four members to set a tax rate.
The court’s three Democrats decided to take up the proposed tax rate again at the next Commissioners Court meeting on Sept. 27, setting up a potential rematch where Republican commissioners could skip a second meeting to prevent a vote on the tax rate again. “In reality, the lack of a quorum simply means that the maximum tax rate allowed by law — without voter consent — cannot be implemented. Instead, a smaller budget will be adopted,” the commissioner said.
Alexandra del Moral Mealer, Hidalgo’s Republican opponent in the upcoming November election, weighed in with a statement supporting the Republican commissioners. In response to that funding difference, Dane Schiller, spokesperson for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, said in a statement: “It is crucial that our criminal-justice system be properly funded - the right number of deputies, courthouse staff and prosecutors - and it is up to our elected leaders to set funding priorities.”On HoustonChronicle.com:
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