HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Harris County sheriff's and constables' offices may soon be able to sign off on deals with local neighborhoods without needing county commissioners to give the green light. That's only if a proposed state bill becomes law.

"Without this legislation, Harris County law enforcement is in big trouble," Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said.

That legislation Herman is referring to is HB 26. If passed and signed into law, it would allow counties with a population of 3.3 million or larger to negotiate contracts with neighborhood groups and HOAs without permission from the county commissioners.

"We were really just trying to take the politics out of it and let's just do the service of what we are required to do to keep everybody safe," Harris Co

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