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23 Aug 2019, 10:01 am
Long-time readers may recall Grits wrote a theme song for these agencies:District Attorney opposing Harris County bail settlementHarris County DA Kim Ogg issued an amicus brief opposing the new bail-reform settlement agreed to by judges and the county.On the pitfalls of state police patrolling local police beatsTexas DPS this spring began sending troopers to patrol in the Dallas city limits. [read post]
25 Mar 2014, 7:17 am
"But [the 2011 Robbins decision], which came out just after the 2011 session, proved they would (or at least five of them would) and it's what made [the Harris County D.A.' [read post]
20 Apr 2007, 6:04 am
If you handle Vioxx or other pharmaceutical claims, you can feel the pain of those Vioxx lawyers in Harris County, Texas. [read post]
5 Dec 2007, 12:05 am
Here's a chart excerpted from JPI data for Texas counties with the highest ratio of drug-related incarcerations per 100,000 by county.Reporters especially should review this useful map for localized fact sheets for Texas Counties with populations above 250,000. [read post]
3 Sep 2011, 11:03 pm
HI, MY NAME IS GEORGE I’M 22 YRS OLD, I LIVE IN HARRIS COUNT TEXAS BACK IN 2009 I WAS DRIVING THRU PEARLAND BRAZORIA COUNTY TEXAS WHEN A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED ME. [read post]
14 Apr 2011, 4:42 pm
Two existing seats, in Tarrant and Harris counties, would be redrawn so that Latinos make up the voting-age majority. [read post]
21 Apr 2011, 5:34 pm
The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. [read post]
16 Sep 2019, 11:01 am
By contrast, the Harris County case only involved misdemeanor cases. [read post]
25 Aug 2007, 5:31 am
Offenses where citations can be given in lieu of arrests include:Marijuana possession, (up to 4 oz)Criminal mischief with less than $500 damageGraffiti with less than $500 damageTheft by check with less than $500 stolenTheft of service with less than $500 stolenDriving With an Invalid LicenseUnlike Bexar and Harris Counties, where the District Attorneys are thwarting the Texas Legislature's most important jail overcrowding initiative (and the subsequent savings in… [read post]
18 Jun 2011, 8:17 am
The size of the Harris County, Texas investment fund, reported to exceed $4 billion, allowed for large bond purchases that generated enormous commissions for the brokers. [read post]
18 May 2020, 1:50 pm
Harris County is testing more broadly; Dallas County, not so much. [read post]
24 Jan 2024, 8:10 am
In Houston, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office is generally sympathetic to first-time shoplifting defendants and is frequently willing to help them avoid a conviction. [read post]
5 Nov 2014, 5:33 am
These races have important implications for criminal justice politics overall in Texas.In Harris County, incumbent Devon Anderson eked out a victory over Democrat Kim Ogg, who blundered badly in the home stretch. [read post]
12 Dec 2017, 1:30 am
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23 Sep 2011, 9:12 am
., Harris County), the Texas Department of Corrections has announced it will stop offering condemned inmates the “inappropriate” luxury of choosing their last meal. [read post]
5 Aug 2020, 6:32 am
But the Harris County Jail is larger than 20 state prison systems! [read post]
5 Jun 2013, 1:11 pm
The program does not include Bexar, Dallas, El Paso, Harris, Jefferson, Nueces, Tarrant, and Travis counties, which all are covered by local referral programs. [read post]
26 Jun 2013, 12:41 pm
Harris County Jail Inmates Being Sexually Assaulted by Guards Isn’t News to Texas The new DOJ report isn’t shocking revelation to criminal justice professionals. [read post]
24 Apr 2018, 10:48 am
Here are a few odds and ends which merit readers attention:Judges explain need for bail reformSee Harris County District Judges Mike Fields and Darrell Jordan, a Republican and a Democrat, respectively, discussing the need for bipartisan bail reform on Reasonable Doubt, a cable-access program from the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association.Exonerated, ExoneratingCongrats to Chistopher Scott, Steven Phillips, and the late Johnnie Lindsey for being featured on a… [read post]
25 Jun 2019, 2:05 pm
The “Sold Out” campaign highlighted the case of Lena, a 17-year-old girl who ran away from an abusive mother and ended up as one of the youngest inmates of Harris County Jail in Houston. [read post]
