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 ...

Former Congresswoman Erica Lee Carter, daughter of late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, is "seriously considering" entering the ...

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 ...

Lina Hidalgo will announce her decision about a third term as Harris County Judge in the coming weeks. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — ...

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.

Also on the agenda is an update by Harris County jail officials on population, staffing and other conditions at the jail.

Potter County Commissioner Warren Coble, left, engages in discussion during a Commissioners Court meeting on June 23, next to John Coffee.

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 ...