Hidalgo cuts Commissioners Court meeting short, leaves amid boos from law enforcement supporters
Law enforcement officers with Harris County constables offices lined the hallways and courtroom as Harris County Commissioners Court was set to start on Tuesday morning.Citing illness, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo cut short Tuesday's Commissioners Court meeting and left the room amid a chorus of boos from some of the dozens of the constable deputies and their supporters who showed up to advocate for increases to their budgets.
Under state law, if no quorum is available to set the tax rate by Oct. 28, the levy automatically is set at what is known as the"no new revenue rate," which is the rate that generates the same amount of funding as the previous fiscal year. In Harris County's case, the no new revenue rate would produce about $45 million more than last year because of newly developed property on the tax rolls.
The meeting began several minutes late amid uncertainty whether even three members of the court would show up.Harris County GOP commissioners no-show again, extending battle over tax rate and budget Law enforcement officers with Harris County constables offices lined the hallways and courtroom as Harris County Commissioners Court was set to start on Tuesday morning., shared a Twitter post showing a slew of law enforcement outside the county courthouse.
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