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Houston Is The Nation’s Number One Target For Credit Card Skimmers

Andrew Schneider

Posted on April 22, 2019 · Gangs using the identity-stealing technology are loosely organized and difficult to catch in the act.

Tags card skimming credit card Harris County District Attorney's Office identity theft

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Voter ID, Credit Card Fraud Laws Take Effect This Month

Andrew Schneider

Posted on January 19, 2018 · The two are among 26 new state laws passed last year that went into force January 1

Tags credit card criminal fraud Texas state laws Texas voter id law Voting Rights Act

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Equifax Breach Puts Credit Bureaus’ Oversight In Question

Brian Naylor, NPR

Posted on September 24, 2017 · The day that Equifax said millions of Americans' personal information had been exposed, lawmakers were considering legislation the industry favored. Now, some are calling for tougher regulation.

Tags credit card Cyber Security equifax identity theft

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New Texas Law Allows Merchants To Decline Card Purchases Without ID

Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune

Posted on August 8, 2017 · A law that goes into effect Jan. 1 will let store owners refuse to process credit or debit card transactions if the buyer won't show ID. Some say the law won't override contracts that currently bar merchants from doing so.

Tags credit card debit card identification law texas

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Houston-Based Landry’s Restaurant Chain Reports Data Breach

Associated Press

Posted on December 18, 2015 · Landry's says it has tightened security with an enhanced payment system to better encrypt card data.

Tags credit card data breach Landry's restaurant chain

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Dozens of Houston-area felons charged with illegally possessing guns in federal-state initiative

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on February 22, 2023 · The 90-day Harris County Felon in Possession Initiative resulted in 50 people being hit with federal charges.

Tags felon Harris County District Attorney's Office Houston Police Department Kim Ogg Southern District of Texas

Criminal Justice

11-year-old charged in sexual assault of 6-year-old on Aldine ISD bus

Ariel Worthy

Posted on February 16, 2023 · Harris County District Attorney's Office confirmed that it accepted three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child against an 11-year-old who allegedly lured a 6-year-old student to the back of a school bus and sexually assaulted him.

Tags 6 year old sexually assaulted Aldine ISD Aldine ISD Harris County District Attorney's Office sexual assault of a minor case

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Harris County District Attorney’s Office overspends on raises, then asks for $4.3 million for new hires

Andrew Schneider

Posted on February 1, 2023 · Harris County commissioners voted 3-1 to provide the funding. Judge Lina Hidalgo abstained and called the request by District Attorney Kim Ogg’s office “extortion.”

Tags Harris County budget Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg Harris County District Attorney's Office Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Harris County Office of Management and Budget Harris County prosecutors

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Former Harris County Clerk’s Office employee accused of buying cookies with stolen information

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on January 27, 2023 · Sharika Prejean, 30, was arrested Tuesday at the county clerk's office and fired from her job there as a mailroom clerk.

Tags credit card abuse fraud Harris County Clerk's Office Harris County District Attorney's Office united states post office usps

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