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• • January 30, 2026
  • News

  Commissioner Ellis’s Office to Open Warming Center at Finnigan Park Community Center in Fifth Ward on Friday

  The Office of Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis will open a warming center at 5 p.m. today at Finnigan Park Community Center, 4900 Providence St., Houston, 77020.

• • January 29, 2026
  • Public Safety

  Commissioner Ellis’s Statement on Harris County Resolution Condemning ICE and CBP Violence in Minnesota and Nationwide

  Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis issued the following statement regarding Commissioners Court’s 4-1 passage of a resolution condemning the Department of Homeland Security’s violent, unaccoun...

• • December 29, 2025
  • Community Health

  Commissioner Ellis’ Office Co-hosts Community Town Hall Set for January 7 on Proposed Ben Taub Expansion

  Community members are invited to attend a town hall on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion (1500 Hermann Drive) to learn more about the proposed expansion ...

• • December 23, 2025
  • Economic Equity

  Commissioner Ellis Champions Equity in Enterprise: Registration Now Open for FIFA World Cup 26 Houston Vendor Opportu...

  Learn about upcoming economic development opportunities.

• • November 18, 2025
  • Voting

  Statement on the Federal Western District Court’s Ruling to Block the 2025 Texas Congressional Maps

  Western District Court halts Texas 2025 maps for diluting minority votes. Commissioner Ellis calls for Supreme Court to protect voting rights.

• • November 13, 2025
  • News

  Commissioners Rodney Ellis, Lesley Briones Champion Passage of Harris County’s First Comprehensive Worksite Safety Po...

  Strengthening and standardizing worker safety.

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