A bid by Harris County prosecutors to remove a state district court judge from a domestic violence case failed following ...

Overwhelmingly, Harris County voters believe undocumented immigrants who commit violent crimes in the United States should be ...

The plan, estimated to cost between $10 million and $13 million, will focus on reducing the county's court backlog and expanding mental health services for prisoners.

August 7, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Harris County Commissioners Court has unanimously approved a comprehensive plan led by Commissioner Lesley Briones to invest in Harris County’s ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones introduced a proposal aimed at overhauling the Harris County Criminal Court System to make it more efficient.

Authorities have formally charged a Harris County Criminal Court Judge on charges of assaulting a family member.

Texas courts struggle to resolve criminal appeals that got lost in Harris County for decades Dozens of criminal appeals had gone inexplicably untouched since at least 2013 within the Harris County ...

The “lost and found” cases, as a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judge labeled them, came to light last year, the Harris County district clerk’s office said in a statement last week.

The “lost and found” cases, as a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judge labeled them, came to light last year, the Harris County district clerk’s office said in a statement last week.

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said the criminal court backlog has decreased by 21 percent since 2021, but they still have a way to go in a press conference Wednesday, April 12, in Houston.

With crime and safety being top issues for Harris County voters, there was a major push by the GOP to oust Democratic criminal court judges.

Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 will proceed as planned with scheduled cases and trials. Canceled bond dockets in the other 15 courts will be rescheduled.