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‘The system is broken’: Harris County Commissioners seek 5 additional district courts to address backlog
Harris County joins Brazoria and Fort Bend counties in their request for additional district courts as continued population ...
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Harris County to ask Texas lawmakers for five more civil district courts
Local judges told Harris County commissioners that more courts are needed because of case backlogs and a growing population, but lacked specifics about where new courtrooms would be located and how ...
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Harris Co. Commission's support push for more civil, family and juvenile courts left out of equation
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County commissioners have pledged support for the creation of five more civil courts as cases continue to pile up. Judges called this exciting yet ...
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Harris County commissioners approve $2.8M to fund additional jail staff
County officials discussed Feb. 27 the ongoing need for jail staff that would address detention officers' unsustainable ...
What can Houston leaders learn from a man’s 18-year stay in Harris County Jail without a trial?
A man spent 18 years in the Harris County Jail waiting for a trial. What can local leaders learn from what happened?
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Harris County courts say new juvenile district court is 'crucial' with crime rising among youth
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK ... will be discussed on Thursday during commissioners court.
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Collier commissioners agree not to alter golf conversion rules
Collier commissioners opted not to amend controversial rules that allowed developers to convert golf course properties into ...
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Harris County DA says intake division changes will ease case backlog, ‘humanitarian crisis’ in jail
The intake division changes were part of Sean Teare’s campaign promises in an effort to accost an embattled system in which ...