Tag: Harris County
Early voting turnout was 8% in Harris County with congressional seat, school board races on ballot | Houston Public Media
Lucio Vasquez / Houston Public Media
Friday was the last day to vote early for the Nov. 4 election.
A little more than 8% of the...
Panhandling restrictions in unincorporated Harris County fail after split commissioner vote | Houston Public Media
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An item to consider adopting panhandling restrictions in unincorporated areas of Harris County failed after commissioners cast a split vote on Thursday.
In his...
Harris County drops charges against 4 protesters arrested during rainbow crosswalk removal | Houston Public Media
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On Friday, the Harris County District Attorney's Office dropped the charges against four people arrested earlier this week during a protest...
What’s next for the Blodgett Street bike lanes in Houston’s Third Ward? | Houston Public Media
Dominic Anthony Walsh
The 1.8-mile, $5.6 million bicycle lanes along Blodgett Street next to Texas Southern University are the subject of an ongoing review by...
Harris County commissioners authorize jail study amid repeated non-compliance state orders | Houston Public Media
Lucio Vasquez / Houston Public Media
The Harris County Jail, which has continuously stayed out of compliance with the state’s minimum jail standards for months,...
Harris County Flood Control District disputes Hidalgo’s calls for ethics reform | Houston Public Media
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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is making calls for transparency after a Monday audit showed the Harris County Flood Control...
Appeals court again strikes down excessive force case in Ashtian Barnes’ 2016 shooting death in Houston | Houston Public Media
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals again struck down a civil rights lawsuit targeting a Harris County constable’s deputy accused in the 2016...
Lina Hidalgo, Harris County chief executive, won’t seek reelection
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Elon Musk is trying to build $760M tunnels under Houston. A Texas congressman is quietly helping him | Houston Public Media
This article is co-published with ProPublica, the Houston Chronicle and The Texas Tribune as part of an initiative to report on how power is...
A Texas congressman is quietly helping Elon Musk pitch building $760M tunnels under Houston to ease flooding
This article is co-published with The Texas Newsroom, the Houston Chronicle and ProPublica as part of an initiative to report on how power is...