Request for approval of an order authorizing the filing of a lawsuit challenging the rule proposed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and other agencies seeking to overhaul grantmaking processes and politicize federal funding, potentially jeopardizing hundreds of millions in federal grant funding received by Harris County annually. | Community Exchange
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Request for approval of an order authorizing the filing of a lawsuit challenging the rule proposed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and other agencies seeking to overhaul grantmaking processes and politicize federal funding, potentially jeopardizing hundreds of millions in federal grant funding received by Harris County annually.
Harris County seeks to sue over a federal rule that could threaten hundreds of millions in annual grant funding.
Harris County Commissioners Court introduced a measure on August 14, 2026, to authorize filing a lawsuit. The lawsuit would challenge a federal rule proposed by the Office of Management and Budget and other agencies. Harris County says the rule could overhaul grantmaking and affect hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grant funding the county receives each year.
Harris County receives federal grant funding each year. A lawsuit could affect whether that funding continues under current rules or changes under the new federal rule.
