Request for approval to use the department’s procurement cards to purchase birth certificates paid for by community donations not to exceed $3,500.00 for constituents during the County Clerk’s Back to School Birth Certificate event taking place on Saturday, August 1, 2026. | Community Exchange
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Request for approval to use the department’s procurement cards to purchase birth certificates paid for by community donations not to exceed $3,500.00 for constituents during the County Clerk’s Back to School Birth Certificate event taking place on Saturday, August 1, 2026.
Harris County seeks approval to purchase birth certificates with donated funds for a Back to School event on August 1, 2026.
Harris County Commissioners Court is reviewing a request to use department procurement cards to buy birth certificates for constituents. The certificates, costing up to $3,500, would be paid for by community donations and given out at the County Clerk's Back to School Birth Certificate event on Saturday, August 1, 2026.
Harris County may use department cards to buy birth certificates for residents at a free community event. The money comes from donations, not county taxes, up to $3,500.
