Harris County defunded police, comptroller rules as county disputes finding
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Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said the county would challenge Hegar’s finding in court if necessary. As happened last fall, Hegar and County Administrator David Berry have used different methods to project out Heap’s seven-month budget to a full year. Under Hegar’s calculations, Heap’s"annualized" budget would have been about $48.9 million over 12 months — nearly $2.3 million off from the $46.7 million figured calculated by the county.
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