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14 Jul 2009, 3:37 pm
In case you missed it the Harris County Commissioners Court decided to appoint a Jail Czar to act as a liaison between the Harris County Judges and the Harris County Jail. [read post]
5 May 2008, 11:53 pm
According to the Chron ("Harris County may send more inmates out of state," May 6):the sheriff's department is asking Commissioners Court for permission to send another 1,130 more inmates to Louisiana facilities. [read post]
5 Aug 2019, 2:33 pm
Board of Education, despite Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis' grandiose declaration to that effect. [read post]
2 Aug 2008, 10:27 am
While Smith County (Tyler) voters will vote on proposed jail bonds in November for the third time in as many years, in Houston the Harris County Commissioners Court wisely declined to subject voters to a second jail bond election this November, suggesting they may ask again next May or even sometime beyond that. [read post]
23 Feb 2010, 6:11 am
Reports KTRK-TV: Harris County Commissioners are trying to figure out how to make up for falling tax revenues. [read post]
21 Nov 2009, 11:52 pm
What else could Harris County do? [read post]
8 Mar 2013, 1:02 pm
Ward mentioned that the Finance committee approved "more money" for the Harris County pilot, but I can't tell if that's in addition to the $200 million or if they're talking about the money put up by the commissioners court. [read post]
9 Apr 2008, 3:40 pm
Interested parties are swallowing this news with a healthy dose of skepticism, but the County Commissioners Court took a step closer to the creation of a Public Defender Office in Harris County by approving the commission of a study on the financial impact of establishing a PD office. [read post]
13 Jan 2010, 6:54 am
Kuff has been helpfully tracking the latest budget debates surrounding the Harris County Jail after the Houston Chronicle reported that: The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is projected to overspend its annual budget by $51 million, the third straight year it has blown past its planned expenditures by at least $40 million. [read post]
8 May 2009, 12:10 am
Just $1.5 million would have gone toward electronic medical records under that plan.That was a smart move by Harris County Commissioners. [read post]
13 Apr 2008, 12:44 am
The Houston Chronicle this morning published an excellent letter from a local attorney in support of creating a public defender office in Harris County:As a lawyer, I read the story about Commissioners Court funding a study whether a public defender's office in Harris County is needed and feasible with great interest. [read post]
9 Dec 2009, 11:19 pm
Via Kuff, I was pleased to learn from the Houston Chronicle ("Inmate labor plan on the table," Dec. 8) that: Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee has proposed that the county consider putting more prisoners to work cleaning local bayous and parks. [read post]
18 Nov 2017, 2:11 pm
Mark Herman, a three decade veteran with the Precinct 4 office, was appointed constable by the Harris County Commissioner’s Court in May 2015 and duly elected in November 2016. [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 8:46 am
Jerry Eversole, a Harris County (Houston), Texas, Commissioner, was charged in the U.S. [read post]
19 Nov 2010, 7:20 am
Harris County also ranked third highest in jail population growth over the same period, with inmate numbers growing 46% compared to 49% in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. [read post]
22 Sep 2010, 8:08 pm
A sweep by either party in Harris County’s 2010 elections will be disastrous. [read post]
20 Feb 2011, 8:43 am
A document from the Harris County Commissioners Court further suggests that, from a fiscal standpoint, state spending for mental health should prioritize funding for the "least expensive services" i.e., community based services, because they are eligible for federal matching funds through either Medicaid or Mental Health Block Grants, or even (in the case of Medicare), fully paid by the feds. [read post]
13 Jul 2007, 1:12 am
In Harris County, though, many judges assign probation but include up to six months incarceration in the county jail as a probation "condition. [read post]
23 Nov 2009, 1:42 am
Alan Bernstein Director of Public Affairs Harris County Sheriff’s Office Since I've been accused of spreading "misinformation," let's run through these arguments, shall we? [read post]
24 Aug 2009, 12:55 am
Voters rejected a new jail last year, but the Harris County Commissioners Court wants to shove one down their throat, anyway, reports the Houston Chronicle ("Deal on jail, stadium, Dome in homestretch," Aug. 24), using a tax-increment financing scheme:The city of Houston and Harris County are negotiating a deal that could pave the way for construction of a new soccer stadium, a new jail and the redevelopment of the Astrodome, according to… [read post]
