a needed reform proposed by Simoneaux to make the court more transparent. Harris County is in the good hands of a solid probate guy no matter who wins on Election Day, but voters should give ...

If that is true, the four probate courts in Harris County are doubly certain. Those courts have a dedicated focus on wills, guardianships and mental health hearings. Unless one of those families ...

To take some of the load off Harris County's existing four probate courts, the Texas Legislature created Probate Court 5. Since mid-June, Judge Fransheneka "Fran" Watson, 47, has presided over ...

Kathleen Stone, judge of Harris County Probate Court No. 1, says one reason there has been more controversy surrounding the four probate courts in Houston is because of the high volume of cases ...

Those attorneys now say the costs for the fight have grown to nearly $1 million. In Harris County Probate Court, Wood, who also claimed he was trying to protect Whatley as a disabled Harris County ...

A Harris County probate court jury on Tuesday awarded Leslie Bean and the estate of her husband, NASA astronaut Alan Bean, $1.7 million in damages for counterclaims asserted against Amy Bean ...