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16 Apr 2018, 1:01 am
In the spring of 1963, in Birmingham, Alabama, the notoriously violent segregationist police commissioner “Bull” Connor and Police Chief Jamie Moore got an injunction from a state court against all demonstrations, in an attempt to quash protests for civil rights. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 7:41 am
Most of those charged in capital cases, most of the ones the county spends all that money on, they end up with life sentences anyway.But if they have to go to the County Commissioners for special funding even to try and kill them, that means that the County Commissioners could stop it, could channel Nancy Reagan and just say no.We can't afford this foolishness. [read post]
6 Sep 2012, 10:05 pm
., Justice on the First Court of Appeals in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [read post]
27 Apr 2020, 3:14 pm
One of Houston’s first public official heroes is Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 8:29 am
(Subscription required) — Texas Lawyer Harris County courts, DA’s office closed after prosecutor exposed to infected relative — Harris County prosecutors are invoking their right to appear by alternate means — by phone or video link — on pending matters in the wake of the global spread of the novel coronavirus. [read post]
9 Apr 2019, 1:41 pm
Last week a couple dozen local attorneys sent the county commissioners a letter supporting McLeod. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 9:11 am
In October, Harris County commissioners terminated a contract with Culbertson’s current employer to provide DWI testing in the county. [read post]
13 Nov 2010, 1:29 pm
Here are a few stories that have been backing up this week while I've been focused elsewhere: New kid on the blockScott Greenfield sings the praises of Harris County's new Public Defender, Alex Bunin, and Mark Bennett assures us he's hopeful. [read post]
9 Sep 2007, 11:00 pm
Willie Loston, director of the Harris County Sports and Convention Corp., which oversees Reliant Park, will update the Commissioners Court on the company's progress in executive session Tuesday. [read post]
5 Jan 2008, 12:51 am
Here are a few odds and ends that deserve Grits readers attention:Now Rosenthal is really out ... maybeChuck Rosenthal finally decided not to run for re-election for Harris County District Attorney, but ironically he may have screwed up the letter asking to be removed from the ballot. [read post]
16 Feb 2011, 2:06 pm
" Pictured are State Bar President Terry Tottenham, former Commission Chair James Sales, Commission Chair Harry Reasoner, Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht, ATJ Commissioner Dick Tate and Jacqueline Pontello, executive director of Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA), and former AVDA client Crystal B., who spoke about how legal aid services helped her escape an abusive relationship. [read post]
15 Mar 2009, 12:01 am
The bill forbids:prosecutors as well as police from requesting or inducing someone to sign a waiver of property rights until after forfeiture proceedings have been initiated in court.using forfeiture funds for campaign contributions, alcohol, judicial training, or donations to nonprofits unrelated to public safety.a retiring official from spending money (as happened with the Harris County Sheriff) on their way out the door without approval by the commissioners courtThe… [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 9:35 am
Metropolitan areas, such as Harris, Bexar, Dallas and Travis counties, have used managed care plans for years. [read post]
22 Jul 2007, 8:36 pm
"The Times also reminds us of the previous latest attempt:"Last month, Montgomery County proposed buying the foundation's buildings and land for $50 million or more, using money that would be raised through bonds, but the Barnes rejected the offer. [read post]
11 Dec 2019, 9:26 am
(credit: Paul Harris / Getty Images) An email sent by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to all Florida county commissioners indicated that the ransomware that struck the city of Pensacola on December 7 was the same malware used in an attack against the private security firm Allied Universal, according to a report by the Pensacola News Journal. [read post]
28 Feb 2008, 7:22 pm
This is making the Harris County Commissioners' dithering over the Astrodome hotel project look downright prudent in comparison. [read post]
9 Jan 2011, 11:55 am
" At the Harris County Jail they plan to begin experimenting with ankle monitors and home detention for pretrial defendants. [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 11:57 am
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis who played a major role in enacting Texas’s hate crimes law told KHOU-11 proving intent to commit a hate crime beyond all reasonable doubt is challenging to prosecutors. [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 11:57 am
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis who played a major role in enacting Texas’s hate crimes law told KHOU-11 proving intent to commit a hate crime beyond all reasonable doubt is challenging to prosecutors. [read post]
20 Jun 2008, 1:19 pm
Last week, the Beaumont Court granted mandamus relief to Dole to force this lawsuit to move from Jefferson County to Harris County. [read post]
