The current Flock contract runs to June 5, 2027, five months into the next county judge’s term. A special Commissioners Court meeting on oversight is set for October 15.
Dohnya Dozier was charged Thursday with attempted sexual assault and official oppression, nearly seven months after the sheriff’s office fired him.
Harris County fired this deputy in March. He was charged seven months later. Read More »
Chase Patin was arrested about sixteen hours after a deputy was shot. Five residents of the property were handcuffed first, and the sheriff’s office has not said for how long.
Commissioner Lesley Briones spent $223,000 of county money on billboards between January 2024 and August 2026. Precinct 3 spent nothing.
Trustees adopted an unchanged 96.9 cent rate September 28 while certified values fell 2.4 percent. The 2026-27 shortfall is $3.3 million wider than it was in May, with no published reconciliation.
Commissioners voted to eliminate the office. The soonest a statewide ballot can do it is November 2027. The job itself is on the Harris County ballot in 33 days.
The Houston Defender obtained the registrar’s records. More than 319,000 Harris County registrations are in suspense. The county has the number and has not published it.
Harris County spent $1.4 million two weeks ago on 24/7 tamper response. A monitor never installed sets off no alert, and the county does not publish how often that happens.
Chris Hollins opened a formal investigation into a $127,000 mayoral adviser on June 15. The city attorney required a nondisclosure agreement before he could see the records.
ABC13 profiled three justice of the peace courts running eviction diversion and printed no dollar figure. The county set the figure on September 17.
The METRO board votes Wednesday on a fiscal 2027 budget that cuts the road and sidewalk program by more than half, after cutting 177 jobs and restructuring debt.
A $1.76 billion utility refunding secured by water and sewer revenue, and $850 million of airport bonds secured by United’s lease payments. The savings on the first are 0.25 percent.