Judge: No qualified immunity for Harris County jail deputies in lawsuit over inmate's diabetes death
A U.S. district judge ruled that two former Harris County jail guards can be held individually liable for the 2022 death of ...
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Harris County, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez sued by family of outsourced jail inmate who died in Louisiana facility
Jaleen Anderson, who died last year at age 29, was booked into the Harris County Jail in March 2024 on a low-level drug ...
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Data shows Harris County growth largely due to international immigration
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County is the third largest in the country, where nearly five million people live. Recent data by Rice University's Baker Institute shows the numbers are ...
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New bill proposes additional courts to help tackle Harris County’s case backlog
The last time a civil district court was created in Harris County was in the early 1980s, according to Lauren Reeder, Harris ...
Harris County commissioners keep Christian Menefee as county attorney until election is called to replace Sylvester Turner
Menefee has served as county attorney for more than four years, and recently announced a campaign to replace Turner, who died ...
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Harris County’s minimum wage hike unlikely to stimulate local economy, expert says
Harris County workers will soon see a boost in their incomes, but the effect on the Greater Houston economy might be minimal, a local expert says. Harris County workers will soon see a boost in ...
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Harris County deputy sheriff dies after being reported missing; sheriff's office mourns
The Harris County Sheriff's Office confirmed one of its deputy sheriffs died last week following an alert from the Texas Center for the Missing. Deputy Christina Kohler, 37, died Thursday in the ...
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Judge Won’t Buy Harris County’s Defense of Bail System
Facing a class action accusing it of running an unconstitutional bail system that needlessly jails poor misdemeanor arrestees, Harris County could not persuade a federal judge Wednesday to stay the ...
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Harris County DA lays out priorities for his office, including how to deal with overcrowded jail
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Newly elected Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare highlighted some of his administrative priorities at a community meeting Tuesday night, including working with the ...
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What can Houston leaders learn from a man’s 18-year stay in Harris County Jail without a trial?
Harris County officials are reeling from the news that a man named Edric Wilson spent almost two decades in the Harris County Jail waiting for a trial, underscoring the consequences that can ...
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo backs Christian Menefee in race to replace U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has endorsed Christian Menefee in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner in Congress. Turner, one of Hidalgo’s longtime friends, died March 5 following ...
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Houston man accused of killing Joel Osteen’s great-aunt spent 18 years in jail without a trial
Last spring, as local officials were taking a closer look at the thousands of inmates in the Harris County Jail, they discovered something shocking: a man who had been locked up for 18 years ...