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Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Mar 27, 2025

Harris County could raise minimum wage for all employees and contractors. Here's what to know

MIT categorizes basic needs across eight categories: food, childcare, health ... policy, if passed, will set a new standard for all employers in Harris County. "With approximately 20,000 employees ...
Icon for www.khou.comKHOU 11 · Mar 28, 2025

Harris County commissioners raise the minimum wage for county employees

HARRIS COUNTY ... Court's approval of a living wage policy on Thursday. The measure raises the minimum wage to $20 an hour for county employees and $21.65 an hour for workers on county-contracted ...
Icon for www.bizjournals.comThe Business Journals · 28d

Harris County’s minimum wage hike unlikely to stimulate local economy, expert says

On March 27, Harris County Commission Court approved a plan to increase minimum wage to $20 an hour for county employees and $21.65 for contracted employees. The policy, backed by Harris County ...
Houston Public Media · 17d

Harris County sues federal health department over halted funding for refugee services

The county's Refugee Health Services Program, which serves about 11,000 annually and provides nearly 35,000 immunizations per year, is facing layoffs and other financial challenges after funding was frozen by the administration of President Donald Trump.
Icon for www.houstonchronicle.comHouston Chronicle · 28d

Harris County Commissioners discuss building 'mental-health focused facility' to tackle jail issues

Harris County's next step in addressing its overcrowded, understaffed jail may be building a facility to provide mental health services ... distilling complicated policy and following statewide ...