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An item to consider adopting panhandling restrictions in unincorporated areas of Harris County failed after commissioners cast a split vote on Thursday.

In his pitch for stronger enforcement against panhandling and roadside vending, Commissioner Tom Ramsey pointed to 150 pedestrian deaths on county roadways last year, but he couldn’t immediately say how many of those pedestrians who died were panhandling.

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The proposed ordinance aimed to balance public safety concerns with humanitarian considerations by creating a framework that would have respected individual rights and supported vulnerable populations, according to commissioners court documents. Ramsey previously called the issue th

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