Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Erica Lee Carter, MPP, County Administrator
Secondary Department: County Clerk
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Teneshia Hudspeth, County Clerk
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for discussion and possible action to update the Commissioners Court meetings calendar for 2026.
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Background and Discussion:
On February 12, 2026, Commissioners Court approved an updated 2026 meetings calendar. However, an additional Commissioners Court Special Meeting is needed for Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 at 10:00am to canvass the vote for the Texas State Senate District 4 Special Election (which will take place on May 2nd, 2026). Only two Court Members are required to be present in-person to achieve a quorum for this meeting.
The updated calendar, Version 2.3, is reflected below with a request for approval as presented. The 2026 Agenda Deadlines document distributed by the OCA Agenda Team will remain unchanged, as the canvassing item will be the only item on this Agenda.
Expected Impact: The additional meeting will allow Harris County to meet its required obligations in canvassing the vote for a special-called election.
Alternative Options: The additional meeting is statutorily required by the Texas Election Code.
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan: While the cadence of Commissioners Court meetings is not contemplated specifically by the County Strategic Plan, Commissioners Court meetings impact all County Strategic Plan goals, objectives, and initiatives since meetings include approvals for those projects.
Prior Court Action (if any):
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02/12/2026 |
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Approval of 2026 Commissioners Court Calendar |
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01/08/2026 |
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Approval of 2026 Commissioners Court Calendar |
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 4/16/2026
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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department:
Esther Cardenas, Chief Deputy, CCO
Lucinda Silva, Director of Operations, OCA
Traci Buttram, Manager of Operations, OCA
Attachments (if applicable):
2026 Commissioners Court Calendar Version 2.3