Houston law enforcement faces budget cuts after Harris County Commissioners Court meeting

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Without at least one Republican commissioner present, the county is forced to adopt the previous fiscal year's budget, which did not include extra money for law enforcement.

Without at least one republican commissioner present, the county is forced to adopt the previous fiscal year's budget, which did not include extra money for law enforcement.Harris County's newly proposed budget could soon be thrown out, simply because two commissioners did not show up for the scheduled vote.

Republican commissioners Tom Ramsey and Jack Cagle skipped the meeting because the budget did not include extra money for law enforcement. Without at least one of them present, the county will be forced to adopt the budget from the previous fiscal year."No ideas," Garcia said. "No ideas. It's been all or nothing."In a statement to ABC13, Ramsey said in part, "I'm not against spending money. I'm for using it properly, not wasting it, not passing it out to 'friendly' consultants, and I will continue to represent you with those priorities for your family and mine.

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