Criminal Justice
6 More HPD Officers Indicted In Connection With 2019 Harding Street Raid
Posted on · Twelve HPD officers in total have been indicted. Two are charged with first-degree murder.
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Harris County
Judge Throws Out Case Against Harris County Doctor Accused Of Stealing Vaccines
Posted on · "The Court emphatically rejects this attempted imposition of the criminal law on the professional decisions of a physician," read an order from the judge.
Harris County
Lawyer For Harris County Doctor Accused Of Stealing COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Says They Would Have Gone To Waste
Posted on · The doctor was accused of giving doses to friends and family, but his lawyer says he "went above and beyond as a public servant" to make sure they didn't go to waste.
Criminal Justice
Man Charged With Capital Murder In Shooting Death Of Houston Police Sergeant
Posted on · Elmer Manzano, 51, was charged with capital murder of a police officer, attempted capital murder of a police officer and aggravated assault with serious bodily injury.
Election 2020
Houston-Area Voter Guide: Here Are The Races To Watch In The 2020 General Election
Posted on · Nationwide, statewide, or right here in Greater Houston, here's everything you need to know before casting your ballot.
Criminal Justice
Baytown Police Officer Indicted In 2019 Shooting Death Of Pamela Turner
Posted on · The officer allegedly fired on Turner after she grabbed his Taser. But documents obtained by Houston Public Media earlier this year revealed that the Taser model was incapable of shooting a second set of darts without being manually reloaded.
Criminal Justice
Texas Lawmakers Look To Improve Police Transparency In Response To HPD Narcotics Audit
Posted on · The announcement came after more officers were charged in connection with a fatal drug raid and the Houston Police Department released an audit of its narcotics division.
Criminal Justice
DA Announces New Charges Against Officers, Supervisors At The Center Of A Deadly Houston Drug Raid
Posted on · In total, six former members of HPD's narcotics division were alleged to be involved in schemes that included lying about confidential informants and using false information to obtain search warrants.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: Dr. Vivian Ho, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, and Dr. Dietrich von Biedenfeld (June 26, 2020)
Posted on · Conversations about the latest news surrounding COVID-19, the Harris County criminal justice system, and the current state of the economy.
Harris County
DA Kim Ogg Responds To Controversy Over Leaked Volunteer Email
Posted on · Ogg said the email was a draft sent out by mistake, and was not meant to threaten punishment for those who did not volunteer.
Politics
Houston-Area Lawmakers Urge DA To Investigate Possible ‘Non-Existent’ March Primary Candidate
Posted on · “We are concerned that more than 2500 Harris County voters may have been duped," the Democratic lawmakers wrote.
Criminal Justice
Amid A Pandemic, Criminal Justice Reform Takes Center Stage — Even If Just For A Moment
Posted on · As people focus on the conditions in the Harris County jail system amid the COVID-19 crisis, some wonder if that focus will continue once the pandemic is over.
Harris County
Organizers Protest Harris County DA Plan To Use Private Lawyers As Prosecutors
Posted on · "More prosecutors means more prosecutions," critics say. But Kim Ogg's office says the protesters are spreading misinformation.
Harris County
DA Investigating 69 Convictions Related To Former HPD Officer Goines
Posted on · The 69 people, connected with Goines investigations between 2008 and 2019, are "entitled to a presumption that he provided false evidence to secure their convictions," said DA Kim Ogg.
Education
Rice Students To Pitch Criminal Justice Reform Ideas To Harris County Officials
Posted on · It’s the fourth year of Rice's “Houston Policy Challenge.”