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14 Aug 2012, 3:09 am
Former Harris County District Judge John Devine, who recently defeated Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina with tea party support, has criticized the court’s willingness to overturn jury verdicts. [read post]
26 Oct 2009, 9:34 am
(Harris County Precincts 2, 5, 7 and 8 have already banned the use of Tasers by their deputies.) [read post]
10 Jun 2010, 4:54 am
Harris County rents jail beds in three other Texas counties, but has contracts with seven. [read post]
24 Feb 2009, 9:45 am
Harris County saw a more modest rise in adult certifications since the TYC reforms passed in 2007, from 74 cases in 2007 to 76 last year.Bill Hawkins, who until last month was Harris County's chief juvenile prosecutor, said the length of time a youth would have at TYC was one of the major factors for him in deciding whether to seek adult certification for particular kids. [read post]
14 Apr 2011, 7:32 am
See prior, related Grits coverage:Few bills proposed at Lege to remedy statewide competency restoration crisis Budget cuts would force police officers, jails to care for mentally ill Harris County pleads case for mental health, probation/diversion funds in state budgetJail deaths implicate state oversight, competency restoration fundingMental health cuts by state would shift costs to local jails, emergency rooms'Harris County jail not the place to treat… [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 1:35 pm
White at the Historic 1910 Harris County Courthouse as well as a chance to get a glimpse of Texas' legal past through an exhibit of recently preserved historical legal documents. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 1:35 pm
White at the Historic 1910 Harris County Courthouse as well as a chance to get a glimpse of Texas' legal past through an exhibit of recently preserved historical legal documents. [read post]
19 Nov 2008, 7:31 pm
It's called Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center and you can find it at www.harriscountycriminaljustice.blogspot.com. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 8:43 am
Here are a few odds and ends that deserve Grits readers' attention:Praising Pat LykosNewsweek has an article this week praising Pat Lykos' transformation of the Harris County District Attorney's office that would make Murray Newman pull his hair out if he had any. [read post]
12 Dec 2007, 4:00 am
In Houston/Harris County we have four probate courts to hear guardianship matters. [read post]
20 Jul 2010, 9:27 am
The discovery of widespread problems at the HPD crime lab led investigators from the Harris County District Attorney's office in 2003 to order a retesting of the evidence in Jackson's case... [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 6:57 am
They're calling it a "rocket docket," which is a term usually reserved for plea-mill scenarios as opposed to taking cases to trial.Reduced jail pop credited with passed inspectionThe Harris County Sheriff credited the decline in inmate numbers for helping the Harris County Jail pass inspection this year Prison chapel isn't open courtA trial held in a prison chapel does not satisfy the requirement for an open court, ruled the… [read post]
5 Mar 2015, 3:16 pm
He is familiar with the policy and procedures of the Harris and Fort Bend County Texas family law courts. [read post]
15 Aug 2016, 12:22 pm
In 2014, the Harris County District Attorney began an audit of 456 Texas drug possession convictions and related test results. [read post]
21 Apr 2014, 6:57 am
For starters, as a number of Harris County judges have long advocated - these less-than-a-gram drug cases shouldn't be felonies, anyway. [read post]
31 Mar 2020, 8:55 am
— The Associated Press 3 pastors petition state Supreme Court to declare Harris County stay-at-home order unconstitutional — A petition was filed with the Texas Supreme Court on Monday arguing that Harris County’s stay-at-home order, which closed churches and limited worship services to video or teleconference calls, violates the First Amendment. [read post]
4 Aug 2009, 5:21 am
The Woodlands Divorce Resource is here to help you with your divorce, child custody, or other family law issue in Montgomery County or Harris County. [read post]
29 Apr 2018, 7:03 pm
The Harris County Sheriff fired the deputy who shot Danny Ray Thomas, an unarmed black killed man amidst a psychotic episode while his pants around his ankles when he was killed. [read post]
11 Apr 2020, 11:54 am
Here's Judge Livingston's letter explaining her decision.Grits considered the executive order a barely disguised attack on bail reform efforts in Harris County and a warning shot aimed at other jurisdictions that might follow their lead. [read post]
26 Aug 2009, 3:49 am
I couldn't disagree more with Lisa Falkenberg's take on the much-ballyhooed instance of Harris County District Judge Kevin Fine ("After rapist convicted, judge grills the victim," Aug. 25), who Lisa criticized for asking questions about possible consent of a rape victim recently during the sentencing portion of a trial in which he would be required to set a penalty.More interesting to me, though, is why Lisa and I disagree. [read post]
