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Harris County Proposes $3.1 Billion Budget as Officials Seek Ways to Close Multi‑Hundred Million Shortfall

A Sept. 8 vote will decide whether tax increases, one-time land sales or spending cuts close the gap caused by higher health-care, law-enforcement, pay costs.