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

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.

Over the last four years, 489 murder cases were dismissed. Almost a third of those dismissals were due to insufficient ...

Harris County judges are pushing for the creation of seven new non-felony district courts to address the region’s persistent case backlog which, according to the judges, has been intensified by ...

"In total, this project will be valued at approximately $72 million with the resources of the General Land Office and with Harris County's own participation," Garcia said. "This is what will be ...

Man arrested for murder after a fatal shooting in Atascocita-area home; deputies found victim with multiple gunshot wounds.

Erik Carlson, 29, died on Jan. 25, less than a week after he was transferred by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office to a privately owned correctional facility in LaSalle Parish in central ...

A 39-year-old man died in a Houston hospital last week after experiencing an unspecified medical emergency inside Harris ...

Harris County Sheriff's Office leadership is trying to keep quiet on email conversations they had with Houston Police Department ahead of the hiring of a former police officer at the center of ...

Deborah Jackson, 68, died in June but her autopsy is still pending Get ready for some fabulous Insider Deals that will help you enjoy a cozy night's sleep ... The Harris County bomb squad ...

Read full article: HCSO provides latest update on Liz Barraza murder investigation Harris County Sheriff's Office confirms the 2019 murder of Liz Barraza remains under investigation as detectives ...

In the excerpt, the Harris campaign argued Rogan’s team made several difficult demands, including a refusal to meet on Oct. 25 because it was Rogan’s "personal day." The Harris campaign later ...