Request for approval of a discretionary exemption from the competitive bid requirements and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County (“ALMAAHH”) in the amount of $300,000 for Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex for Precinct 2 for the period of August 25, 2026 - August 25, 2027 with four (4) one-year renewal options. | Community Exchange
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Request for approval of a discretionary exemption from the competitive bid requirements and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County (“ALMAAHH”) in the amount of $300,000 for Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex for Precinct 2 for the period of August 25, 2026 - August 25, 2027 with four (4) one-year renewal options.
Harris County may award $300,000 to support a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston for Precinct 2.
Harris County Commissioners Court is considering a $300,000 agreement with Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston (ALMAAHH) for Precinct 2. The contract would run from August 25, 2026 to August 25, 2027, with four possible one-year renewals. The item was introduced on August 14, 2026, and bypasses the normal competitive bid process.
Harris County would spend $300,000 in public funds without a competitive bid. Residents in Precinct 2 may want to know how county money is being awarded and whether normal procurement rules are being followed.
