What to Watch: Harris County to hear elected officials' salary grievances Thursday
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Harris County’s Salary Grievance Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday, August 20, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Court Courtroom at the Harris County Administration Building, 1001 Preston Street in Houston.
The committee will consider salary and expense grievances from elected county and precinct officers regarding their 2027 fiscal year budgets. Eligible officers submitting grievances may include constables, the county attorney, county clerk, county commissioners, district attorney, district clerk, justices of the peace, the sheriff, tax assessor-collector, and treasurer.
During the meeting, the committee will adopt procedural rules and hear grievances submitted under Texas Local Government Code Section 152.016(a), then vote on recommendations regarding each claim.
Residents and other members of the public may attend in person or watch the meeting livestream at harriscountytx.gov/Government/Court-Agenda/Court-Videos. Those wishing to speak must attend in person and submit an appearance request form at least one hour before the meeting begins. Public speakers are limited to one minute total. Forms are available at appearancerequest.harriscountytx.gov.
County Judge Lina Hidalgo chairs the committee.