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.
There have been nine law enforcement officers murdered in the Houston and Harris County area since September of 2019.
Skyrocketing homicide rates and bond release practices in Harris County have drawn the attention of gubernatorial candidate Allen West.
Judge DaSean Jones, a self-avowed socialist, released murder suspect David Cruz from jail due to coronavirus concerns. The Harris County judge previously said "he plans on pissing a lot of people off."
Incumbent District Attorney Kim Ogg is facing challengers from her right and left in what will be a key and consequential race for Texas' most populous county.
