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Harris County approves $2.6 billion budget and tax rate increase for 2025

Harris County Commissioners Court on Thursday gave final approval to its financial plan for the upcoming year, including an 8% increase in the county's property tax rate for the new fiscal year beginning on Oct.

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Will your property taxes jump 8% today in Harris County?

Harris County commissioners are set to advance an 8% property tax hike, which does not require voter approval due to federal disaster declarations.

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Harris County approves increase in property tax rate for FY 2024-25

Harris County commissioners approved an increase in the county's property tax rate at a Sept. 19 meeting. The tax rate was approved alongside the county's budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

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Harris County approves 8% property tax hike

Harris County leaders passed a new budget and they also raised property taxes on Thursday. It was announced by Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo at Commissioners Court. The county usually has to put any tax hikes above 3.

ABC 13 Houston on MSN · 9h

Harris County passes 2025 budget, includes property tax increase from 3.5% to 8%

Harris County Commissioners voted Thursday to pass the Fiscal Year 2025's $2.67 billion budget proposal from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This comes after months of discussion among county officials and emotional comments from the public.

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Hundreds of Harris County inmates to be moved from closing west Texas private jail to Louisiana

Hundreds of Harris County Jail inmates will be moved out of a West Texas private prison in the coming week after the facility ...

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‘The guards wouldn’t do anything:’ Houston families outraged over death of loved ones in jail

“God help you if your loved one is arrested and having to be housed in the Harris County Jail,” says civil rights attorney ...

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Houston man sentenced for killing girlfriend in 2016, dumping her body in a field

Jarvis Hickerson was sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend when she filed ...

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Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Harris County over new version of ‘Uplift Harris’ program

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is not letting up on efforts to stop the controversial Uplift Harris program.

Pct. 4: Boy with autism dies after being found unresponsive in northeast Harris County pool

HOUSTON — A 7-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in a northeast Harris County pool has died. That’s according to the ...

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Harris County Sheriff's Office Seeks Help to Locate Missing Teen Lakayla Jackson-Thrasher in Houston

The Harris County Sheriff's Office is looking for missing 14-year-old Lakayla Jackson-Thrasher, last seen in Houston, TX.

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Texas Attorney General’s office sues Harris County over revised basic income program

Paxton earlier this year struck down the county's efforts to provide monthly stipends to lower-income families. He requested ...

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Harris County approves Diwali fireworks sales season, despite fire safety concerns

Harris County Commissioners voted to add a fireworks sales season specifically for Diwali, despite concerns raised by fire chiefs about potential safety risks.

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Houston Authorities Investigate After Man Found Deceased with Lacerations at Renovation Site

A male body was found with lacerations in a Houston apartment undergoing renovations; police are investigating the cause of ...

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Family looking for 50-year-old man who went missing near Harris County Jail

A family is asking for help finding a relative who went missing after being released from the Harris County Jail.

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