The Latest Breaking News from Harris County

Kim Ogg: DA Under Fire

Harris County had big plans to reform its criminal justice system. What went wrong? Houston-area DA Kim Ogg in crisis.

Texas Observer · Feb 20, 2024

After bruising loss in Houston mayoral race, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee faces her toughest reelection yet

Jackson Lee faces off against Amanda Edwards, her most formidable congressional opponent in three decades.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 19, 2024

Despite ties to defendants, Texas Supreme Court justice didn’t recuse himself from sex abuse case

Two decades ago, John Devine worked with the law firm of Paul Pressler and Jared Woodfill, later defendants in a Southern Baptist abuse case.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 13, 2024

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, November 17, 2023

Publishing note: We will not be sending a Nov. 24 edition in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, but our coverage of election-related legislation and news will resume on Dec.1. 

Ballotpedia · Nov 17, 2023

Judge upholds 2022 Harris County election results, throws out most GOP lawsuits

The judge found that Harris County’s elections office made mistakes and violated the state’s Election Code — but that didn’t affect the outcomes of several 2022 races. He also tossed all but one Republican lawsuit challenging the results.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 10, 2023

Harris County judge sides with Ken Paxton’s prosecutors over pay dispute in securities fraud case

Judge Andrea Beall ruled Tuesday that the prosecutors, Brian Wice and Kent Schaffer, are owed the $300-an-hour rate by the county that they were promised when they started on the case in 2015.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 2, 2023

Texas reviewed Harris County’s 2022 election. Here’s what state officials found.

The audit does not suggest the outcome of the election would have changed despite “multiple failures.”

The Texas Tribune · Oct 19, 2023

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo extends mental health leave

The county’s top elected official will be discharged from a mental health facility this weekend and plans to return to work on Oct. 2 after two weeks of outpatient therapy.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 14, 2023

Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies in Texas seen as a “completely preventable” health crisis

Despite a vast array of health resources, Black infants in Harris County are about twice as likely to die before their first birthday as those from other racial groups.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 29, 2023

After setback, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick names another judge to help with Ken Paxton impeachment trial

Patrick’s previous appointment — Marc Brown, a former state appeals court judge in Harris County — declined the role after the Tribune inquired about a political donation he made.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 28, 2023