For the first time in more than a decade, a new face will lead the Harris County Public Defender's Office. Commissioners ...

The Harris County Sheriff's Office outsources the housing of roughly 1,300 inmates in out-of-state private facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Harris County commissioners appointed Draper, a former state and federal public defender, at the June 12 court meeting.

Security footage provided to Houston Public Media shows Anasia Smith, 22 years old at the time, arguing with detention ...

The Texas Rangers concluded an investigation into Harris County’s highly scrutinized November 2022 election, finding no evidence that there was an attempt to sway the results, District Attorney ...

What happens to the money you pay to drive along Harris County toll roads continues to get attention. Right now, a bill in Austin would divert $80 million from the county to the city. It's a ...

"These things seem to be happening more often, and they seem to be more brazen," Allen Otto, the Harris County District Attorney's Office chief prosecutor, said. According to Otto, violent ...

Harris County is investing nearly $2 million into staffing and employee retention initiatives for its medical examiner's office, which has seen accelerating attrition rates since the onset of the ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A commission established to provide more support for the county's queer community presented its first report to Harris County Commissioners Court calling for increased ...

Harris County is battling Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office over its ability to withhold election records that have been requested under the state's public information law.