Posted on · The Houston Chronicle also reports the jurists are replacing the D.C. law firm that was handling the litigation with a Houston-based pro bono attorney.
Posted on · More than 115 people die in the United States everyday after overdosing on opioids, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We preview tonight's HISD board meeting. Then, an investigative report examines deaths at Texas day cares. Plus, we check in on Harris County’s lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies for their alleged role in the opioid epidemic. And the Apollo Chamber Players perform some holiday music in studio.
Posted on · The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals grants a stay of the order from Judge Lee Rosenthal
Posted on · Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan wants to create the ‘Bissonnet Anti-Prostitution Zone’
Posted on · “This same tactic was attempted unsuccessfully in Hopkins County, Texas, where it was summarily dismissed by the federal court to which it was removed,” Ryan explained, in a statement. “We will fight for the same right for Harris County.”
Posted on · The U.S. Supreme Court Justice participated in a discussion with faculty members and students at UH’s Law Center
Posted on · Mayor Turner says they will "probably" join the county’s legal action, instead of filing a separate lawsuit against Wright Containers LLC
Posted on · In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the Harris County Attorney's Office says Arkema Inc.'s facility in Crosby violated Texas environmental laws by releasing toxic chemicals during flooding and fires, sickening responders and residents
Posted on · The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded Vince Ryan’s office a $105,000 grant to work on cases that involve shutting down illegal establishments like massage parlors
Posted on · The Senior Justice Assessment Center will offer medical exams, case management and referrals all in one place.
Posted on · The facility will serve both as a crime lab and as the medical examiner’s office.
Posted on · Research by the organization Children At Risk indicates there are more than 200 massage parlors that are suspect of engaging in human trafficking and prostitution.
Posted on · Activists say it penalizes low-income defendants and they support a lawsuit filed against it.
Posted on · In 2012, Harris County began establishing “gang safety zones,” areas where — through court-issued restraining orders — selected gang members are kept from congregating. The newest such zone in Southlawn is seen by law enforcement as another piece in the city’s gang suppression strategy. It’s viewed by defense attorneys and some civil rights activists as […]