Just a few months after accepting the position, former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has left her role as an advisor to County Commissioner Tom Ramsey.
The Harris County health department said Thursday it’s investigating a reported measles case in a child with no travel history, which would make it the first case in the Houston area this year that is not associated with international travel.
One year after her son took his final breath in a private Louisiana jail facility, Sarah Knight is suing the facility as well as Harris County and Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, claiming they failed to provide Jaleen Anderson with necessary medical care.
ouston ISD state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles recently testified in favor of legislation that would give state education leaders more power to “increase the rigor” of the standards used to rate school districts annually.
The Texas Senate on Tuesday approved Senate Bill 8, which would require sheriffs in the state's largest counties -- including Harris County -- to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
"Three weeks after U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death and just over a month before the state’s next uniform election, Gov. Greg Abbott has not yet called a special election to fill the seat representing parts of Houston, a Democratic stronghold, in Congress."
About 773,000 Houstonians will have no representation in Congress for about a year 
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Harris County commissioners on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a plan to increase the minimum wage for county employees to $20 an hour and $21.65 for contracted employees.
State-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles recently listed his proposed priorities for the upcoming school year’s budget, which includes investments in the district’s health and safety programs and adding 800 Pre-K seats districtwide.
The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas discriminated against minority residents in Houston after Hurricane Harvey, only to suddenly reverse course under Trump.
A well-known Houston lawyer and elected official was arrested earlier this month after allegedly assaulting his wife, according to court documents.
The Texas Senate is considering a bill that would require sheriffs in the state's larger counties, such as Harris County, to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
One year ago, Precinct 4 Commissioner Leslie Briones launched the Sidewalks 4 Precinct 4 program, primarily to serve the area around the Alief Independent School District.
An emotional, 10-hour-long Texas House committee meeting Tuesday highlighted the stark divide between lawmakers and the public on the state's bail system, a legislative priority this session.
Christian Menefee confirmed he has resigned as Harris County Attorney to run for the congressional seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner earlier this month.
The new Harris County District Attorney says the intake division is fully staffed by line prosecutors for the first time in eight years, a move aimed at alleviating a massive case backlog and addressing a "humanitarian crisis" in the jail.
Candidates are emerging for Texas' 18th Congressional District. But it’s still an open question as to when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will call a special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner.
Liberty and Montgomery counties, both north of Houston, were among the top 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States from 2023 to 2024.
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Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive systems in the nation, where private collection companies can tack up to 20% onto their bill.
Houston police in April will conduct the largest drug burn in the state's history in an effort to alleviate backlogged narcotics evidence, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said.
