Request for approval to accept reimbursement for overtime payments from the Drug Enforcement Administration made to officers assigned to and working Homeland Security Task Force Program Investigations or Strategic Initiatives. | Community Exchange
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Request for approval to accept reimbursement for overtime payments from the Drug Enforcement Administration made to officers assigned to and working Homeland Security Task Force Program Investigations or Strategic Initiatives.
Commissioners Court approved accepting DEA reimbursement for officer overtime in the Homeland Security Task Force Program.
Harris County Commissioners Court approved a request to accept money from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The DEA repays Harris County for overtime hours worked by sheriff's officers on the Homeland Security Task Force Program. Officers work on investigations or strategic initiatives as part of this program. The measure was introduced on May 12, 2026, and passed on June 11, 2026.
Harris County sheriff's officers working extra hours on federal drug and homeland security cases cost the county money. This item decides whether the county accepts federal repayment for those overtime costs.
