Porter was held without bond September 22 in the 338th District Court. The Section 11d hearing that decides whether he stays there, and the written order it requires, are still ahead.
Community Impact ran questionnaires for Precinct 2 and Precinct 4 on September 23. The incumbents quantify spending. Nobody in either race quantifies the 4.734 cent increase adopted September 17.
Tomball adopted 34.09 cents again, unchanged. The median home’s city tax rises 4.81 percent on valuation alone, and the council signed $31.67 million in utility debt thirteen days later.
Tomball held its tax rate flat. The bill on the median home still goes up $56. Read More »
Council voted unanimously Wednesday to publish late filers and refer missed deadlines to the Texas Ethics Commission. Up to 25 percent of candidates had filed late or not at all.
Lee Gilley cut his court-ordered monitor in early May and flew to Italy weeks before trial. On September 18 the Harris County DA permanently gave up the death penalty to get him back.
DPS took registrations at its driver’s license portal and never sent them to county registrars, some from October 2025. Twelve days from the deadline, no Harris County figure exists.
Humble ISD’s first State of the Schools luncheon celebrated its B rating and Teacher of the Year Anita McKeague. An attendee says HD-127 candidate Michelle Williams talked through the program.
The registrar says roughly 300,000. The Texas Secretary of State’s March 2026 file says 198,369. The gap is 101,631, and only one of the two numbers has a document behind it.
Bellaire proposes $0.4268 per $100, up from $0.4174. The rate rises 2.25 percent and the average homestead bill rises $259, or 7.2 percent. Hearing and vote are both Oct. 5.
Bellaire’s proposed tax rate is up 2.25 percent. The average bill is up 7.2 percent. Read More »
Commissioners Court approved eight Flood Control District escrow agreements across six watersheds. None of the eight agenda items carries a dollar amount.
Hidalgo told ABC13 she passed Ramsey a note hoping he would help deny a quorum on the tax vote. He stayed, it passed, and she now opposes Briones.
Rigo Vivar pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2024 Canal Street crash that killed Ricky Resendez Jr. Sentencing is Nov. 20. Here is how long each step took.