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Request by the County Library for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation to extend the grant end date to September 30, 2026 for the FY25 Curiosity Cruiser Mobile Literacy Initiative.

Harris County Commissioners Court

Request by the County Library for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation to extend the grant end date to September 30, 2026 for the FY25 George & Barbara Bush Family Place Library (Multiple Branches).

Harris County Commissioners Court

Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of a renewal option with Sirsi Corporation dba SirsiDynix for integrated library system for the Public Library for the period of July 17, 2026 - July 18, 2027, at a cost of $226,700 (210262), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.

Harris County Commissioners Court

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Health is delivered by many kinds of people and institutions. Start here to see who is providing care, organizing support, funding work, and shaping the system.

Harris County Commissioners Court

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Request by the County Library for approval to accept from the George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation grant funds in the amount of $15,000, with no required match, for the FY26 Summer Reading Program.

Request by the County Library for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation to extend the grant end date to September 30, 2026 for the FY25 Family Place Program.

Request by the County Library for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation to extend the grant end date to September 30, 2026 for the FY25 Curiosity Cruiser Mobile Literacy Initiative.

Request by the County Library for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation to extend the grant end date to September 30, 2026 for the FY25 George & Barbara Bush Family Place Library (Multiple Branches).

Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of a renewal option with Sirsi Corporation dba SirsiDynix for integrated library system for the Public Library for the period of July 17, 2026 - July 18, 2027, at a cost of $226,700 (210262), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.

Request for approval of an award on the basis of only bid to Thrift Books Global, LLC with revenue in the amount of $21,000 for disposition and sale of surplus library materials for the Public Library for the period of August 25, 2026 - August 24, 2027 with four (4) one-year renewal options (260208).

1,692,896 occupied units

Total occupied housing units

Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)

924,703 owner-occupied

Owner-occupied housing

Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)

768,193 renter-occupied

Renter-occupied housing

Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)

$235,300

Median home value

Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)

$1,269

Median gross rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)

139,852 without internet

Households without internet

Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)

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Houston Public Media

Houston Public Media is a nonprofit public broadcaster serving Southeast Texas with free local news, educational content, and NPR/PBS programming through TV 8,

Harris County Commissioners Court

The governing body of Harris County, Texas