All four members of the court's Democratic super majority were allotted six-figure security budgets, records indicated. Commissioner Tom Ramsey, the lone Republican, was the sole member whose office did not spend any funds on personal security in 2024.

The proposal by County Judge Lina Hidalgo would have given Harris County voters a say on whether to support a tax increase to continue funding certain child care and education training programs. The initiatives were previously supported by pandemic-era federal dollars.

A chaotic Harris County Commissioners Court meeting unfolded as Judge Lina Hidalgo attempted to get a penny tax proposal on the November ballot.