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24 Apr 2020, 1:04 am
., on April 21, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of an auto collision on Beaumont Highway. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 4:15 pm
Harris County includes Houston, where I reside. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 8:45 am
Instead, it ruled the Harris County judges were the wrong plaintiffs. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 7:18 am
— ABA Journal Harris County latest to mandate face masks as criticism mounts that the requirement is “government overreach” — GOP officials called it “tyranny” and “government overreach,” taking issue in particular with the $1,000 fine associated with violating the mask requirement. [read post]
22 Apr 2020, 12:28 pm
(Subscription required) — Texas Lawyer Activists commit to bailing people out of large county jails in Texas — The Texas Organizing Project will begin bailing out people from Bexar, Harris, Dallas and Fort Bend counties today out of concern for COVID-19. [read post]
22 Apr 2020, 7:34 am
Last week, Grits wrote about a unusual motion to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals from Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg arguing for higher bail in the case of Timothy Singleton, in which the DA asked the court to rule that judges could not consider issues related to the coronavirus when setting bail. [read post]
20 Apr 2020, 4:14 pm
Forty-three employees have received negative test results.After Harris, Dallas County faces the biggest numbers. [read post]
20 Apr 2020, 12:46 pm
Official actions to combat the spread of COVID-19 have included declarations on March 11 by authorities in Houston and Harris County,(9) as well as on March 12 for Dallas(10) and Dallas County,(11) followed on March 13 by President Donald Trump’s declaration of a National Emergency(12) and Texas Gov. [read post]
20 Apr 2020, 7:32 am
“I would have expected the number to go down more,” Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. [read post]
19 Apr 2020, 8:39 am
There are roughly 7,500 to 10,000 inmates in the Harris County Jail. [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 2:14 pm
Local Judges Seek to Release Non-Violent Defendants In response to orders in recent weeks by county judges in Travis, Harris, and Dallas counties that allow the release of non-dangerous inmates on personal recognizance bonds, Abbott issued an executive order that effectively overruled the judges’ orders. [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 7:32 am
— The Dallas Morning News Texas hospital challenges ban on releasing patients during crisis — A lawsuit was filed by a hospital seeking injunctive relief against the Harris County Public Health Authority so that it can release patients not at risk of spreading the coronavirus. [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 12:00 am
., a Harris County Sheriff’s deputy was traveling along Farm to Market Road 1960 when he spotted a bicyclist on the side of the road near the Hardy Toll Road. [read post]
15 Apr 2020, 1:19 pm
We're still waiting for the Supreme Court of Texas to rule whether Governor Greg Abbott's executive order on COVID-related jail releases is valid (see Grits' writeup here).In the meantime, though, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has filed an "emergency motion" with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals arguing that judges do not have authority under the Code of Criminal Procedure to consider "public health… [read post]
15 Apr 2020, 7:08 am
(Subscription required) — Texas Lawyer Harris County lawyers’ association calls on judges to halt unnecessary in-person hearings — Harris County’s largest association of criminal defense attorneys on Monday called on local judges to halt in-person court appearances to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. [read post]
14 Apr 2020, 1:04 am
Harris County, TX (April 14, 2020) – A 9-year-old child was injured in a pedestrian accident on Sunday. [read post]
12 Apr 2020, 8:47 am
However, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued a county “stay-at-home” order that specifically restricted church services to video or teleconferencing and failed to designate gun shops as an “essential services” business. [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]
11 Apr 2020, 7:21 am
At this time, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 7:01 am
” (Subscription required) — Texas Lawyer Hotze challenge to Harris County stay-home order moves to state district court — The Texas Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Harris County’s stay-at-home order, though the legal fight is set to continue in state district court. [read post]
