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Harris County DA says intake division changes will ease case backlog, ‘humanitarian crisis’ in jail
The intake division changes were part of Sean Teare’s campaign promises in an effort to accost an embattled system in which ...
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Harris County toxicologist fired for ‘untruthfulness’ prompts notice to more than 1,200 defendants
Johnson, 36, was fired from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in January for “sustained allegations of ...
Rising Democratic Star Enters Race to Fill Houston House Seat
Christian Menefee, the outspoken Harris County attorney, jumped into the race for a U.S. House seat representing a heavily ...
What can Houston leaders learn from a man’s 18-year stay in Harris County Jail without a trial?
A man spent 18 years in the Harris County Jail waiting for a trial. What can local leaders learn from what happened?
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Christian Menefee, top civil attorney for Harris County government, announces bid for Sylvester Turner’s congressional seat
Empty beer cans are stacked ceiling high, as far as the eye can see in Saint Arnold Brewing Company's warehouse in Houston's Greater Fifth Ward. Spring is in the air, and it's time to get ready ...
Breaking barriers: Meet the youngest Harris Co. Attorney ever
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee will be running for Congressional District 18, previously held by Congresswoman ...
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Harris County sues local concrete batch plant for allegedly violating safety codes
The lawsuit alleges that Yellow Jacket ReadyMix LLC “failed to obtain required Floodplain and Fire Code permits, pass the ...
Sheila Jackson Lee's daughter to join Menefee's campaign for Congress
However, Menefee has a silver bullet that other candidates won't in his "friend and ally," former Congresswoman Erica Lee Carter, who will serve as his campaign chair. Carter, the daughter of late ...