Commissioner Rodney Ellis cited articles published by two news outlets and a progressive advocacy group in blocking recognition of Crime Stoppers Houston while calling for an audit of the non-profit.
Judge Natalia Cornelio had worked with one of the defendants and accepted campaign donations from the owner of Elevate Strategies as well as Hidalgo’s legal counsel and criminal defense attorney.
The cases of three indicted Hidalgo staffers have been assigned to a judge who took campaign donations from the owner of Elevate Strategies, as well as Hidalgo’s legal counsel and criminal defense attorney.
The Harris County indictments stem from controversy around a $11 million vaccine outreach contract awarded to a well-connected Democrat.
A procedural error brought a county’s election commission meeting to a halt while a GOP lawsuit seeks state oversight for upcoming elections.
The GOP will seek to force the county to turn back on the livestream of the vote counting and implement independent oversight of upcoming elections in Harris County.
In response to rising violent crime correlated to bail bond policies, a former constable and commissioner called three members of the Harris County Commissioners Court “a disgrace.”
While rejecting the possibility of intervention prior to the 2022 primary election, the narrow ruling left the door open for future consideration of the constitutionality of Harris County’s redistricting map.
Under a redistricting plan adopted by Harris County, 1.1 million residents who were slated to vote for a commissioner in 2022 will not be able to vote until 2024.
Emulating programs in Seattle and Madison, Harris County will enact new equity policies for hiring, contracting, and providing county services to residents.
In a move one commissioner called “vindictive,” Democrats will “swap” two Republican precincts while expanding power to raise taxes and consolidate services under the county judge.
Commissioner Tom Ramsey called a map proposed by Rodney Ellis “the most corrupt plan I've ever seen in my 45 years of doing work in Harris County.”
