Government
City council, county commission, and civic-government coverage. Latest from Bellaire News for Bellaire, Texas.
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Hello Houston (October 22, 2026)
Oct 22 · Houston Public Media
Modified Rules at Wier and Judson Park
Oct 22 · West U News
Recreation Center Improvements
Oct 20 · West U News
Harris County crushes midterm first-day early voter turnout record
Oct 20 · Houston Public Media
Harris County reports nearly 328,000 early voters through third day of voting
Oct 22 · KPRC Click2Houston
Council Corner
Oct 20 · City of Bellaire
Gov. Greg Abbott, Rep. Gina Hinojosa working to boost turnout as early voting begins
Oct 20 · ABC13 Houston
Italian court partially grants extradition for Harris County capital murder defendant Lee Gilley
Oct 19 · KPRC Click2Houston
Harris County has 46 data centers and almost no power to regulate them
Oct 15 · KPRC Click2Houston
Houston ISD takeover commission calls for limits to state interventions
Oct 8 · Houston Public Media
61 Flock cameras taken offline in Harris County Precinct 4 amid privacy concerns
Oct 8 · KPRC Click2Houston
HISD board votes to make lower tax rate official
Oct 9 · ABC13 Houston
Houston City Council approves affordable housing development in southwest Houston
Oct 9 · ABC13 Houston
Harris County confirms 11k voters' registration have been processed after major backlog in September
Oct 6 · ABC13 Houston
Harris County gets one-year extension to use federal funds for post-Harvey flood bond projects
Sep 28 · Houston Public Media
Deadline to register to vote fast approaching
Sep 22 · KPRC Click2Houston
Harris County leaders urge Texans to check if voter registration is on ‘suspense’ list
Sep 22 · KPRC Click2Houston
3 Harris County commissioners defend largest property tax increase in county history and blame Trump, Abbott
Sep 18 · KPRC Click2Houston
Harris County approves largest property tax hike in county history. Here’s what homeowners could pay
Sep 17 · KPRC Click2Houston
Harris County commissioners approve one of the largest tax rates in recent history
Sep 18 · ABC13 Houston
Harris County raises property taxes: How much more you will pay
Sep 17 · KPRC Click2Houston
Swarthmore Road Project
Sep 8 · West U News
Harris County commissioners decline $40,000 pay raise for embattled county treasurer
Sep 8 · Houston Public Media
Harris County commissioners advance proposed property tax rate increase
Sep 9 · KPRC Click2Houston
This Week in Texas: Harris County Judge Candidates, Voter 'Suspense' List
Sep 5 · ABC13 Houston
Harris County Clerk first elected official to reject $305,000 salary from commissioners court
Aug 25 · Houston Public Media
Harris County budget proposal could increase property taxes by hundreds of dollars
Aug 17 · ABC13 Houston
Harris County constables will make $305,000 next year, a 129% increase since 2024
Aug 7 · Houston Public Media
Harris County DA’s investigation into fatal ICE shooting gets $2.5 million boost from commissioners
Aug 6 · Houston Public Media
Lina Hidalgo’s proposed tax-rate hike for Harris County education programs fails for the second year in a row
Aug 6 · Houston Public Media
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