Elections 2022JudicialLocal NewsAttorneys Spar Over Timeline for Harris County Election Contests Trials
Twenty-one Harris County legal election contests remain pending in Texas courts, but a timeline for trials has yet to be determined.
Twenty-one Harris County legal election contests remain pending in Texas courts, but a timeline for trials has yet to be determined.
A judge has rejected Judge DaSean Jones’ claim that the election contest infringed on his rights to freedom of speech and association.
An attorney representing Judge DaSean Jones said the legal election contests infringe on his client's rights to freedoms of association and speech.
An appointed judge is considering lawsuits for new elections, while a new report alleges officials did not initially provide enough ballots.
More than a dozen GOP candidates are contesting the 2022 election and accusing the county of suppressing the rights of voters.
More than 2,000 ballots cast in Harris County under a court order keeping polls open late on election day must be reported separately from election totals.
Although the state Supreme Court stayed an order to keep polls open to 8:00 p.m., Harris County is attempting to include late votes in its official results.
Following reports of irregularities, the governor is asking the attorney general’s office and the Texas Rangers to launch an investigation.
Bail release for violent suspects has drawn bipartisan support for Republican judicial candidates in the Democratic-leaning county.
In 2021, a Capital Murder bond for Taylor had been set for $200,000. But Judge Amy Martin lowered bond and released the suspect now charged with the murder of a deputy constable.
New data shows the number of suspects on bond for Felon in Possession of a Weapon charged with assault or homicide jumped from nine to 150 since 2015.
A felon charged in the shooting death of a Harris County woman was twice released on bond in Harris County in 2021 for possessing a weapon.