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7 Nov 2007, 8:44 am
Smith County commissioners should go back to Judge Kent, hat in hand, and ask her to provide leadership to face the county's overincarceration problem head on. [read post]
12 Jun 2018, 3:48 am
The Harris County Commissioners did surprisingly well by getting someone as exceptional as Alex Bunin to be their Public Defender. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 6:23 am
It's a good thing Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia failed to get his wish for constructing more jail space since the commissioners court won't approve full staffing for the facilities he runs now. [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 5:31 am
In November 2010, Alex Bunin was appointed Chief Public Defender by the Harris County Commissioner’s Court. [read post]
25 Mar 2008, 10:58 am
In Harris County, too many juvenile cases went the deferred prosecution route until the mid-1990s, and juvenile crime increased, he said. ... [read post]
27 May 2010, 8:53 am
The House Corrections Committee will meet in Houston June 30 to focus on reentry issues, meeting in the hearing room for the Harris County Commissioners Court. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 5:59 am
Parker, however, said the city lab's future is not with Harris County. [read post]
3 Oct 2009, 10:30 am
After much debate, the Harris County Commissioner's Court is going to install a Public Defender's Office in our county. [read post]
9 Feb 2015, 5:40 am
It's impressive that Harris County DA Devon Anderson has announced her support for state Sen. [read post]
23 Aug 2019, 2:05 pm
Why does Harris County DA Kim Ogg oppose the proposed bail-reform settlement in Houston? [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 7:31 am
A couple of weeks ago, Grits quoted excerpts from a Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) investor phone call in which company bigwigs predicted that Harris County would likely make a decision regarding privatization of its county jail by early next year now that election season had passed. [read post]
2 Sep 2009, 7:23 pm
" Yet there is this:Comment of County Commissioner Randy Harris 4-23-2005: The molester is dead and the community is divided -- over whether their condemnation killed a man that many had wished would [read post]
31 Aug 2011, 4:00 pm
Four years after voters in Harris County, Texas, approved an $80 million budget to create a regional crime lab, the city of Houston is making slow progress toward joining the effort.Houston Mayor Annise Parker has said she wants the city to move away from having its own lab, and the city has begun sending about a dozen DNA samples a month for testing at the county lab. [read post]
1 Sep 2009, 8:50 am
Prosecutors say Spillers used county labor for personal use during his time as commissioner. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 11:21 am
Even if you think "both" are needed, there's not equal momentum for "both" and that's not what the Sheriff is advocating.What's more, from what I saw, Harris County could solve the jail's biggest short-term problems with much less ambitious construction plans than were recently turned down by the Commissioners Court. [read post]
12 May 2010, 8:42 am
Commissioners are appointed by the Pike County Judge Executive with approval of the Pike County Fiscal Court. [read post]
7 May 2009, 1:37 pm
Adrian Garcia, Harris County Sheriff, admits that a new jail in Harris County, Texas is necessary to avoid any lingering problems with his jail. [read post]
3 Jun 2010, 7:52 am
Earlier coverage of the issue in Harris County is here and here. [read post]
9 Jun 2009, 11:01 pm
The Harris County Commissioners have proven themselves to be incapable of administering the jail properly, reflected by County Judge Ed Emmett's most recent suspension of belief over the scathing report: "Actually, if you read the report, it is fairly positive. [read post]
29 Mar 2007, 10:00 am
Harris County, a part of the Houston, Texas healthcare system for the needy became the system for the greedy when it overcharged the federal government by district employees who”were asleep at the switch,”according to Commissioner Steve Radack. [read post]
