Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to a sole source exemption agreement with West Publishing Corporation, d/b/a West, a Thomson Reuters Business in the additional amount of $10,794 for additional services for master subscription for computer assisted legal and investigative research services and related products, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source. | Community Exchange
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Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to a sole source exemption agreement with West Publishing Corporation, d/b/a West, a Thomson Reuters Business in the additional amount of $10,794 for additional services for master subscription for computer assisted legal and investigative research services and related products, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source.
Harris County seeks to amend a sole source contract with West/Thomson Reuters, adding $10,794 for legal research services.
Harris County Commissioners Court introduced a contract amendment on September 3, 2026, to pay West Publishing Corporation (Thomson Reuters) an additional $10,794 for legal and investigative research services. The agreement is a sole source exemption, meaning no competitive bidding was required, and has a 0% MWBE participation goal based on that exemption.
Harris County is spending additional public money on a legal research software subscription without a competitive bidding process. Residents may want to know how county contracts are awarded and monitored.
