iframe src "https://embed.hpm.io/391067/391064" style "height: 115px; width: 100%;" /iframe X Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday unanimously approved a $3.3 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins in March. While the overall budget is about the same as last year — up about 2% — it includes increased spending in some previously underfunded areas. The budget includes roughly $2 billion in the general fund, with with an $8.4 million expansion of the Harris County Public Defender's Office, and increases in funding to public health and housing services. In a statement, Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis said the budget was one he was proud of.