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A tax increase proposal to support a slate of education programs failed to meet a key deadline after Harris County commissioners said County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s efforts to pass the measure disrupted decorum during Thursday’s meeting.

The proposal would have given Harris County voters a say on whether to support a tax increase to continue funding certain child care and education training programs. The initiatives were previously supported by pandemic-era federal dollars.

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Commissioners on Thursday didn’t formally take a vote on Hidalgo’s initiative. In order for the tax increase proposal to make it onto the ballot in November, at least three of the f

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