The Harris County Sheriff's Office outsources the housing of roughly 1,300 inmates in out-of-state private facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced Wednesday that she will run for Harris County judge in 2026. Parker, who led Houston from 2010 to 2016 and made history as the first openly gay mayor ...

However, authorities said, there was no sign of life and the child was pronounced dead on the scene. Harris County officials said based on the car parts that are at the scene, they are looking for ...

HOUSTON – A guaranteed income program meant to help struggling families in Harris County is officially over, following a legal challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The initiative ...

Updated: Jun 12, 2025 / 05:21 PM EDT MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — An investigation is underway, and a teenager is facing charges after a man was shot and killed in Meigs County.

A federal judge has sided with Harris County and other local governments from across the country to restore public health funding terminated earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Health and ...

After ending Uplift Harris, commissioners voted to reallocate more than $18 million into other programs. "The least we ought to do is go back and spend this money that was for those ten poorest ...

A controversial guaranteed income program in Harris County has been dealt its final blow after the commissioners court voted Thursday to divert the funds to other initiatives. Commissioners voted ...

Background The “Uplift Harris” program, launched in 2023, promised $500 per month for 18 months to 1,928 households selected from more than 82,000 applicants.

Last year there were 57 human cases of West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, in Harris County. There were three related deaths in 2024 – one in Houston and two elsewhere in the county ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies are looking for a woman they say is behind two restaurant robberies in April. Investigators say the suspect robbed Kim's Tea ...

MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. — Update (June 12): A 15-year-old girl accused of murdering a man in Meigs County on Tuesday will remain in custody for the foreseeable future as her case makes its way ...