Harris County commissioners will consider a 7.6% property tax increase. What to know

In an effort to reduce costs, Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey said he will propose an end to the Holistic Assistance Response Team or HART, a program that deploys unarmed first responders to non-emergency 911 calls. Harris County is proposing a nearly 8% property tax hike next year — the highest proposed tax increase in two decades. It’s the fifth consecutive year that county spending has outpaced revenue [1].

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1. houstonpublicmedia.org · Harris County commissioners will consider a 7.6% property tax increase. What to know Sep 4, 2026

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