The department head of a Harris County agency tasked with pairing attorneys with people charged with misdemeanor offenses is ...

Criminal Justice Harris County officials say a new state law should help reduce the county’s criminal court backlog. Under Senate Bill 402, district judges in Texas are required to give ...

Harris County officials to get update on closed criminal courthouse By Brian Rogers , Legal Affairs Reporter, Houston Chronicle Updated Jan 25, 2018 10:40 p.m.

Harris County will move forward with a program designed to improve voter registration numbers leading up to the November election after a 4-1 vote during Commissioners Court on Tuesday. Pct. 1 ...

Authorities evacuated the Harris County criminal courthouse Tuesday after a fire erupted during an early Thanksgiving celebration on the 18th floor. The fire erupted around 11 a.m. in a jury room ...

Harris County Harris County officials approve plan to overhaul the region’s court system. The plan, estimated to cost between $10 million and $13 million, will focus on reducing the county’s ...

The Court of Criminal Appeals punted Rabbani’s case back to Harris County to review the arguments, and in May, prosecutors agreed with Rabbani’s claim and recommended that he get a new ...

HOUSTON — Harris County criminal court Judge Kelli Johnson made her second court appearance Tuesday morning in downtown Houston after being arrested and charged with DWI last month. Johnson was ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County will move forward with a program designed to improve voter registration numbers leading up to the November election after a 4-1 vote during Commissioners ...