HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The State Comptroller is once again threatening budget sanctions against Harris County.
Glenn Hegar, who has gained a lot of attention while working in a typically low-profile office, is accusing county officials of trying to defund the police -- which is illegal under a relatively-new state law.
At a press conference Thursday morning, county officials responded to those allegations.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee say Hegar's math is just plain wrong and that this is all just a political stunt. They said they're sick of it.
Hegar put out a press release saying Harris County cut the budget for law enforcement -- specifically pointing out a complaint from Harris County Pct. 5 Constable Ted Heap that claims their budget was cut by more than $2 million this year.
Hidalgo said the claim is not correct and Hegar did the math wrong. She said these are "unfounded claims" and -- alongside Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Menefee -- she plans to pursue legal action against Hegar.
Hidalgo says in reality -- the county actually increased law enforcement funding.
"Our latest budget has $1.4 billion toward crime, and for those who might say they would do more, that is 2/3 of the county budget going toward justice and going toward safety," Hidalgo said. "That is an increase over the last three and half years of $175 million when it comes to criminal justice and crime."
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