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Harris County adopts phased language-access rollout and asks departments to budget for services

Harris County Commissioners Court · February 12, 2026
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Summary

County staff presented a Houston Endowment-funded language-access assessment and the court directed the Office of County Administration to work with five priority departments to scope FY27 budget needs and to develop countywide interpreter standards.

County administrators briefed commissioners on a two-year language-access plan funded initially by a Houston Endowment grant, and the court approved motions directing the Office of County Administration to work with departments to create departmental language-access plans and to prepare FY2027 budget requests for implementation.

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