Politics
Dan Patrick tasks lawmakers with investigating release of 300 people from Harris County Jail
Posted on · County law enforcement officials have blamed the mass release on a network outage.
Politics
Unsealed warrants detail communication between Hidalgo staffers and a vendor over $11 million contract
Posted on · No charges have been filed, and there have been no arrests, but the Texas Rangers confirmed Friday the investigation is ongoing.
Criminal Justice
A man shot and killed his supervisor near Greenway Plaza, Houston police say
Posted on · The shooting happened at a business located at 3800 Cummins St., police said. A suspected shooter has been taken into custody.
Criminal Justice
The 4 Houston police officers who shot and killed Nicolas Chavez will be reinstated, HPD says
Posted on · The decision comes nearly six months after a grand jury declined to indict the four officers.
Criminal Justice
Grand jury declines to indict Deshaun Watson on criminal charges related to sexual assault claims
Posted on · The investigation came after lawsuits filed by 22 women who accused Watson of sexual assault.
Immigration
Gonzalez ICE nomination stalls because of unsubstantiated domestic abuse allegation his wife says isn’t true
Posted on · The claims were made as part of an unrelated lawsuit in July of 2021, but there is no evidence any abuse took place and Gonzalez was never charged with a crime.
Politics
Harris County missed 10,000 mail-in ballots, the latest reported 2022 primary snafu
Posted on · The county missed about 6,000 Democratic and 4,000 Republican votes.
Politics
Harris County attorney says he’ll ignore Ken Paxton’s guidance that gender-affirming care is ‘child abuse’
Posted on · The attorney general's nonbinding opinion classified puberty blockers, testosterone and estrogen treatments as abuse, as well as certain rarely used surgeries.
Politics
Harris County asks DOJ to intervene over Texas mail-in ballot rejections
Posted on · The letter, directed to U.S. Attorney general Merrick Garland, points to "an alarmingly high number" of rejections after the passage of Senate Bill 1.
Breaking News
Houston Health Department vendor under FBI investigation, city says
Posted on · The FBI confirmed agents were present at the department's 8000 N. Stadium Drive building as of noon Wednesday.
Criminal Justice
Boost to law enforcement budgets would lead to more than 1,000 Harris County layoffs, an analysis shows
Posted on · Commissioner Jack Cagle's proposal would roll the budget back to 2018 funding priorities, and lead to 1,140 job losses, according to an analysis from the Harris County Office of Management and Budget.
Breaking News
Police shoot and kill a man suspected of robbery in north Houston
Posted on · The man was inside of a vehicle parked in a driveway when the shooting began, police said.
Energy & Environment
Gov. Abbott issues a disaster declaration in 17 Texas counties impacted by the winter storm
Posted on · The governor's proclamation providing support for local governments would be updated to add additional counties in the event the storm worsens, Abbott said.
Energy & Environment
Exxon will move its headquarters to the Houston area by 2023
Posted on · The oil and gas giant said its part of a larger move to restructure its organization and save billions.
Criminal Justice
Alleged killer of Harris County Precinct 5 Corporal Charles Galloway arrested in Mexico, police say
Posted on · Police say Oscar Rosales, 51, was arrested in Mexico after fleeing the country in the wake of Galloway's death.