The Texas agency that oversees jail standards is heightening its response to Harris County's years-long struggle to meet ...

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee wants to go on the offense against President Donald Trump's executive orders, which ...

Harris County Commissioners Court ordered the county’s engineering department to return with more information on its ...

Commissioners Court admonished the county engineer over the shortfall and ordered him to come back with a recommendation for ...

Since falling out of compliance, the Harris County Jail has seen at least 55 inmate deaths, a gun smuggled inside, and inmates not receiving proper medication.

At an unruly Town Commission meeting, residents shouted their anger about traffic, water, infrastructure and other ails of ...

The court cited negative impacts to long-term water availability and economic sustainability in their resolution.

During Thursday's Harris County commissioner's meeting, an item on the agenda triggered a fiery debate. "I'd be remised if I didn't say it," Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis said.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is term-limited and cannot run for reelection. Several candidates, including Shelby County ...

The non-law enforcement contract aid-givers who were supposed to ease burden on deputies by de-escalating people in mental health crisis. Taxpayers paid more than $6 million total, at roughly $836 ...

Nothing extraordinary, no known big-money donors or unusually large expenditures were listed in financial reports filed by candidates for the unexpired term of Oklahoma County commissioner District 1, ...

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