The Harris County District Attorney's Office is receiving a $7.6 million boost to bolster domestic violence resources and continue a reduction in the county jail population.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/04/11/518677/harris-county-das-office-receives-7-6-million-boost-for-jail-issues-domestic-violence-resources/

Harris County commissioners on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a plan to increase the minimum wage for county employees to $20 an hour and $21.65 for contracted employees.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/03/27/517068/harris-county-commissioners-approve-wage-increase-for-county-employees-contractors/

Harris County Commissioners passed $1 million in federal funds for Harris County's domestic violence response system.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2024/12/10/508364/three-harris-county-commissioners-are-proposing-1-million-in-federal-funds-go-toward-county-domestic-violence-response-system/

Deemed Uplift Harris 2.0, commissioners are set to take up a vote this week on a move that would re-enroll guaranteed income program participants with a direct debit card and put limitations on spending categories.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/08/12/496334/uplift-harris-2-0-harris-county-commissioners-to-take-up-vote-on-revised-guaranteed-income-program/