Harris County Commissioners Court approved the Capital Improvement Plan and discussed many budgetary issues, the hiring freeze, and the Sheriff's authority.
Local and federal officials met at the Port of Houston and agreed that the region must cooperate to develop an intermodal transportation network.
The commissioners discussed the county's toll violation policies and the fact that no single entity is overseeing the county's stimulus efforts.
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