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By Burt Levine Click here for updates on this story July 8, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — HOUSTON, TX – Under the searing July sun and the steady rush of the Hall and Green Bayous behind her, Dr. Le ...
Houston City Council At-Large member Letitia Plummer never planned to run for Harris County Judge—but after back-to-back disasters, budget cuts and constrained federal and state resources, she's ...
About the county See also: Harris County, Texas The county government of Harris County is located in Houston, Texas. The county was first established in 1836. It covers a total of 1,703 square miles ...
After hearing from several public speakers who favored the item, Fort Bend County Commissioners last week unanimously ...
It’s interesting that the governor’s last budget has caused a big fight with the state workers’ unions, eight years after he ...
Continued collaboration between justice stakeholders and a targeted approach to reducing time for case disposition will be critical for a sustainable reduction in jail population, according to county ...
All projects promised in a 2018 flood control bond (the largest ever in Harris County) won’t get done.. Unless HCFCD finds ...
Harris County is over $1 billion short of completing all the flood-prevention projects promised after Hurricane Harvey. Because of that, Commissioners voted on which projects to continue funding.
The extent of the funding gap surprised some county officials. The vast majority of projects are still in planning and design ...
Potter County Commissioner Warren Coble, left, engages in discussion during a Commissioners Court meeting on June 23, next to John Coffee.
Rutherford County Commissioner Craig Harris seeks to be the next county mayor, he said June 24. “I’m honored and excited to launch my campaign for Rutherford County mayor,” Harris said in a ...
On Monday, June 23, the Commissioners Court voted 4-1 to approve a revised contract with Burns Architecture, LLC, authorizing the firm to begin developing preliminary design concepts and cost ...