In response to local health officials prohibiting most schools from opening, Texas’ attorney general provided guidance, saying that authority rests with school system leaders.
Requests from Texas House Public Education Chair Dan Huberty for consultation with school districts and exceptions for vulnerable students and outdoor activities were rejected in county orders.
While Mayor Turner and Judge Hidalgo call for another Houston area lockdown, Sens. Bettencourt and Creighton say containment measures are working and further economic harm is not necessary.
Harris County voted to extend the county's disaster declaration until August 26, granting Judge Lina Hidalgo continued emergency powers until then.
Although hospitals are having to adapt to the influx of coronavirus patients, CEOs of major Houston-metro hospitals are reassuring the public that hospitalizations are still under control.
A reform advocacy group told Harris County commissioners that the criminal justice system was on "the verge of collapse," and that the county should dismiss 12,000 to 18,000 pending felony cases.
Publication of an internal email roiled the Harris County District Attorney's office this week leading to calls for investigation, but the office says the email was a draft sent out by mistake.
Because of delays in reporting coronavirus deaths to local health departments in Texas, daily data reported by the state is likely unreliable for monitoring the current trend of new deaths.
Arrested and charged with murder last month, a known gang member with six prior felony convictions had been released on bond for other felony charges three times.
The court stopped short of defunding police for now, but will explore reforms and alternative approaches to criminal justice that would require future funding shifts.
A two-year investigation uncovered an alleged ballot harvesting scheme in which people with prior forgery convictions picked up batches of mail-in ballots and a number of voted ballots were marked identically.
An advisory from Attorney General Ken Paxton says only those who have contracted coronavirus would be eligible to use mail-in ballots.
Harris County has been implementing lenient bonds policies for habitual criminals even prior to the coronavirus outbreak.
As officials spar over expanding mail-in ballot provisions during the coronavirus pandemic, Harris County approved new funding to expand their vote by mail efforts.
After some Harris County judges sued Governor Abbott for instituting executive orders to block the release of violent suspects, the Texas Supreme Court ruled they lack standing.
Residents of Harris County are now required to wear face coverings in public effective Monday, April 27 with few exceptions.
Here's a look at the battle between state and local officials over whether to release inmates from Harris County jails in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Here's a look at the battle between state and local officials over whether to release inmates from Harris County jails in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Motions demanding the emergency release of as many as 4,000 suspects detained in the Harris County Jail system have been rejected.
After a Travis County district court tried to block Governor Abbott's order stopping the release of violent suspects, the Texas Supreme Court issued a stay.
