Earlier this week, Governor Greg Abbott claimed in a widely circulated news release that Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and others in the county administration were engaging in what amounted to illegally defunding Harris County’s various policing agencies.
“The dangerous actions taken by Judge Lina Hidalgo and Harris County represent a brazen disregard for the safety and security of the Texans they are sworn to protect,” Governor Abbott said.Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has not minced words regarding the issue.
Harris County has changed a policy that once allowed law enforcement agencies, operated by the county government, to keep leftover funds. Now those unspent funds must be returned to the county.State Comptroller, points out that, in total, it amounts to about $3,000,000 in the debit column for those police agencies, on the whole.
But the issue is more complicated than that because as Hidalgo pointed out budgets have increased for Harris County law enforcement entities, including Constable’s offices, and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
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