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18 Dec 2011, 11:50 am
According to a knowledgeable source in Harris County, the Office of Purchasing and Management Services told county commissioners they couldn't assess potential savings without doing an actual request for proposals (RFP), so they did one. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 12:16 pm
As Commissioner, Hage’s responsibilities, along with the other two commissioners, include organizing and documenting all elections that take place in DuPage County during his term, which will end in January of 2013. [read post]
20 Oct 2009, 10:10 am
The county judge and three county commissioners oppose a proposed city-county scofflaw contract, with some describing it as a money-grab by the city and others concerned it could hamper collection of the county's portion of state vehicle registration fees. [read post]
4 Jun 2008, 11:30 am
The Harris commissioners court this week approved a $15 million contract to move another 1,000 Houston inmates to the Bayou State, reported the Houston Chronicle ("Harris County rejects leasing Galveston jail, June 4"):the Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved one-year contracts with three Louisiana parishes to house up to 1,000 inmates at a cost of up to $15 million. [read post]
24 Nov 2013, 12:30 pm
"University of Houston assistant professor of criminal justice Larry Karson conducted a 2004 study that found more than half of the 129 grand jury commissioners selected in Harris County in a two-year span had close ties to the legal system. [read post]
13 Apr 2010, 7:01 am
The extra hours fatten pensions that are calculated on the basis of career earnings.The top-earning Harris County deputy made more than $165,000 last year. [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 2:34 pm
As I understand it, the Harris County Commissioners Court has started approving all DA Office hires by name. [read post]
23 Jun 2010, 7:16 am
Yesterday the Harris County Commissioners Court bypassed the opportunity to put jail bonds on the ballot as Sheriff Adrian Garcia requested, instead criticizing Garcia for his unilateral decision to take prisoners contracted to a Lousiana jail and move them to Texas counties which charge more money.Commissioner Jerry Eversole said he'd have been indicted if he did the same thing, but I don't think so unless there was some financial or political quid pro… [read post]
26 Aug 2014, 5:25 am
In Harris County, that number is 61 percent. [read post]
12 Jan 2016, 7:31 am
It also was a priority for Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee, who led the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council but died a week ago of a heart attack. [read post]
9 Jan 2016, 9:27 am
Harris County officials are seeking a grant to reduce pretrial detention and say they'll implement the policies to do so whether or not they get the money. [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 4:57 am
The Harris County Jail has been cited again by the Commission on Jail Standards for overcrowding, but as has long been the case really their problem is understaffing. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 5:53 am
Harris County Commissioners need only look to Los Angeles - where a $74 million jail sits empty thanks to staffing shortfalls - to see where these misplaced spending priorities will lead them. [read post]
12 Feb 2008, 12:30 pm
Sheriffs who want to allow immigration officials to detain more immigrants in local Texas jails are running up against a backlash from county commissioners who don't want to foot the bill for federal detainees.I'd identified that problem earlier when Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas proposed such a change as part of his primary re-election campaign. [read post]
7 Nov 2007, 8:44 am
Smith County commissioners should go back to Judge Kent, hat in hand, and ask her to provide leadership to face the county's overincarceration problem head on. [read post]
12 Jun 2018, 3:48 am
The Harris County Commissioners did surprisingly well by getting someone as exceptional as Alex Bunin to be their Public Defender. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 6:23 am
It's a good thing Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia failed to get his wish for constructing more jail space since the commissioners court won't approve full staffing for the facilities he runs now. [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 5:31 am
In November 2010, Alex Bunin was appointed Chief Public Defender by the Harris County Commissioner’s Court. [read post]
25 Mar 2008, 10:58 am
In Harris County, too many juvenile cases went the deferred prosecution route until the mid-1990s, and juvenile crime increased, he said. ... [read post]
27 May 2010, 8:53 am
The House Corrections Committee will meet in Houston June 30 to focus on reentry issues, meeting in the hearing room for the Harris County Commissioners Court. [read post]
