The Latest Breaking News from Harris County

Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding voters he’s a Republican ahead of his November election

Hegar, who is running for his third term as Texas comptroller of public accounts, has made increasingly provocative moves in recent weeks, challenging financial companies he says are anti-oil and gas and threatening budget sanctions against Harris County over police funding.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 6, 2022

Harris County resident with monkeypox dies, marking first death in the U.S. linked to the virus

State health officials said the person was “severely immunocompromised” and are still investigating what role the virus played in the death.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 30, 2022

Texas reports first death of person with monkeypox in U.S.

The person was a Harris county resident who was "severely immunocompromised."

Axios · Aug 30, 2022

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Biden’s pick to lead immigration enforcement agency, withdraws from nomination

The withdrawal comes after the congressional vote to confirm Gonzalez, a vocal opponent of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, stalled for months.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 28, 2022

Report: HPD Detective Testified She Believes Watson Committed Crimes

The Browns quarterback has denied all allegations against him, and two Texas grand juries declined to indict him on criminal charges.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 15, 2022

GOP donor charged in voter fraud scheme

Steven Hotze hired a dozen investigators, one of whom ran a repairman off the road and held him at gunpoint

Salon · Apr 21, 2022

Hurricane Harvey still causing suffering

Texas turned disaster aid for Harvey into a competition. Guess who’s losing out?

Salon · Apr 19, 2022

Editorial: Catalytic converter thefts are expensive — and can be deadly

If you think that catalytic converter theft is a faceless property crime, you’re wrong. Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Almendarez last week lost his life over a catalytic converter.

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022

‘It’s happening now’: how rising sea levels are causing a US migration crisis

The coming mass migration of flood-prone areas will have huge social and economic costs – but the government doesn’t have an adequate plan

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022

Texas voting law hits Black voters hard

Skyrocketing ballot rejections, Democrats say, is "direct" and "intended" result of state's new voting restrictions

Salon · Mar 24, 2022