Editing Harris County, Texas (section)

==Emergency services==
===Police services===
[[File:1200JailHoustonTX.JPG|thumb|The 1200 Jail, the headquarters of the [[Harris County Sheriff's Office]]]]
[[File:LittleYorkVFDStation81HarrisCountyTX.JPG|thumb|Little York Volunteer Fire Department Station 81]]Incorporated cities operate their own police departments, though Harris County operates the [[Harris County Sheriff's Office]], which serves unincorporated areas and supplements police forces of incorporated areas.

Harris County also has a constable for each of its eight precincts and hundreds of deputies assigned to each. They mainly serve in a patrol function, established to maintain peace in the county as well as providing security to county buildings such as court houses and district attorney's offices.

===Municipal fire/EMS services===
The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office operates an Investigative Branch, an Emergency Response Branch (Hazardous Materials Response) and Prevention Branch (Inspections). The office is headquartered at 2318 Atascocita Road in an [[unincorporated area]].<ref>"[http://www.hcfmo.net/aboutus.aspx About the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616120349/http://www.hcfmo.net/aboutus.aspx |date=June 16, 2009 }}." ''Harris County Fire Marshal's Office''. Retrieved on May 22, 2009.</ref> Incorporated cities operate their own fire departments. The city of Houston operates the [[Houston Fire Department]] which provides fire and emergency medical coverage to the city of Houston.

===Emergency services districts===
Areas outside of municipal city limits (and some smaller municipalities) have fire and emergency medical services provided by Emergency Service Districts, distinct governmental units with the ability to levy property and sales taxes. ESD's may provide fire service, EMS service or both (dual services) and the services they provide determine the limits on their adoptable tax rate.

ESD's may provide services directly or may contract with an agency or agencies for services. ESD's may overlap one another to ensure both fire and EMS services are provided.

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! ESD !! Type !! Provider !! Sales Tax Rate (2015)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://comptroller.texas.gov/taxinfo/local/spd.html#other |title=Special Purpose District |access-date=April 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424091510/http://comptroller.texas.gov/taxinfo/local/spd.html#other |archive-date=April 24, 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>!! Property Tax Rate per $100 Valuation (2015)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hctax.net/property/jurisdictiontaxrates | title=Harris County Tax Office}}</ref>
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| Harris County ESD #1 || EMS || Harris County Emergency Corps<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hcec.com/|title=Harris County Emergency Corps|website=hcec.com}}</ref> || || .10
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| Harris County ESD #2 || EMS || South Lake Houston EMS || 1% || .0280120
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| Harris County ESD #4 (4A) || Dual || Huffman FD || 1% (2%) || .10 (.10)
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| Harris County ESD #5 || EMS || HCESD5 EMS || 1% || .02
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| Harris County ESD #6 || EMS || North Channel EMS || .5% || .0089
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| Harris County ESD #7 || Fire || Spring VFD || 1% || .06545
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| Harris County ESD #8 || EMS || Northwest EMS<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nwems.org/ | title=Home}}</ref> || || .10
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| Harris County ESD #9 || Dual || Cy-Fair FD || 1% || .055
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| Harris County ESD #10 || Fire || Eastex Fire Department<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eastexfd.com/ |title=Eastex Fire Department &#124; Just another WordPress site |access-date=April 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424222202/http://eastexfd.com/ |archive-date=April 24, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || 1% ||  .10
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| Harris County ESD #11<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esd11.com/|title=Harris County ESD 11 – 911 Ambulance Provider serving Spring, TX.}}</ref> || EMS || https://esd11.com/<nowiki/>|| || .04185
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| Harris County ESD #12 || Fire || Cloverleaf Fire Department || .5% || .03
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| Harris County ESD #13 || Fire || Cypress Creek FD || || .08826
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| Harris County ESD #14 || Dual || Highlands VFD || 2% || .05
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| Harris County ESD #15 || Fire || Tomball FD || 1% || .05
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| Harris County ESD #16 || Fire || Klein VFD || 1% || .05
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| Harris County ESD #17 || Fire || Little York VFD || 1% || .10
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| Harris County ESD #19 || Fire || Sheldon VFD || || .03
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| Harris County ESD #20 || Fire || Northwest FD || 1% || .10
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| Harris County ESD #21 || Dual || Rosehill FD || 1% || .10
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| Harris County ESD #24 || Fire || Aldine Fire & Rescue || || .10
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| Harris County ESD #25 || Fire || Westfield FD || || .10
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| Harris County ESD #28 || Fire || Ponderosa VFD || 1% || .10
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| Harris County ESD #29 || Fire || Champions FD || 1% || .09032
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| Harris County ESD #46 || Dual || Atascocita VFD<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avfd.com/|title=Atascocita Fire Department|website=www.avfd.com}}</ref> || 1% || .08
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| Harris County ESD #47 || Dual || Westlake FD || 1% || .095186
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| Harris County ESD #48<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hcesd48.org | title=Welcome to Harris County Emergency Services District No. 48}}</ref> || Dual || HCESD48 FD || 1% || .089
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| Harris County ESD #50 || Dual || Channelview FD || 1% || .05
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| Harris County ESD #60 || Fire || Sheldon VFD || 1% || .05
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| Harris County ESD #75 || Dual || Baytown FD || 1% || .0875
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| Harris County ESD #80 || Fire || Crosby FD || 1% || .04178
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| Harris-Fort Bend ESD #100 || Dual || Community FD || 1% || .07951
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| Waller-Harris ESD #200<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wallerharrisesd200.com/ | title=Waller Harris ESD 200}}</ref> || Other || Multiple Fire/EMS Agencies || || .0995
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