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Commissioners told language‑access plan will be paused; district courts press for standalone office funding
Summary
District court leaders urged commissioners to fully fund a countywide Language Access Office during Sept. 2 budget hearings; interim administrator Jesse Dickerman said the county will pause full stand‑up for FY26 and asked courts to approve a concrete implementation plan before moving forward.
District court administrators and county officials traded updates on Sept. 2 about a proposed Harris County Language Access Office and broader interpretation/translation services after the county’s Office of County Administration said planned efforts have repeatedly failed to get underway.
District Courts Administrator Richard Woods and presiding judges told commissioners they had put a $7.1 million service‑enhancement request for a Language Access Office into FY26 books and that demand for interpretation and translation services has already increased. Woods said district courts had been working with court…
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