A proposed tax-rate hike for education programs in Harris County has been rejected. This is the second year in a row that the proposal has failed. The proposal was made by Lina Hidalgo, the county judge.

Further details about the proposal and its rejection are available from Houston Public Media. The rejection comes after a similar proposal was voted down last year, with some commissioners objecting to the way it was presented, citing a disruption of decorum at a meeting where children were brought in to support the measure.