Harris County crime and courts, reported from the record. Bond and bail decisions, the case backlog, the jail, and what happens to a case after the arrest. We say charged, not guilty, and we state the status of every case we name.
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.
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.
Houston, September 21, 2026. Stephanie Morales, the Democratic nominee for judge of the 180th Criminal District Court in Harris County,
Brianna Berry, 25, is charged with burglary of a habitation and aggravated assault of a family member. FOX 26 printed the $4,000 bond. ABC13 printed no dollar figure at all.
Commissioners approved $1.4 million for 15 positions in Pretrial Services. The gap was publicly reported in June. The county still publishes no count of absconders.
A 47-year-old is charged with capital murder in a Grant Road shooting that killed a 5-year-old. The sheriff credits plate reader technology.
A 17-year-old is charged with capital murder in north Harris County. The DA wants $10 million bail. Two outlets printed no bond figure, and none printed what a conviction would carry.
The DA’s notice answers the Turin court’s death penalty question. Texas Penal Code 12.31 answers the other one, and nobody printed it.
Enrique Aguilar, 20, is charged in two killings six months apart. He was in custody between the charges, so this is not a pretrial release failure.
Ashton Mayo, 31, and Marco Trejo are each charged with murder in the death of Jay Young Jung, 35. Neither has a bond set. Both are charged only, not convicted.
A Harris County civil court entered a $283,855.84 default judgment against a Houston immigration attorney in February 2024. Federal prosecutors indicted her on two counts on September 9, 2026.
Prosecutors asked $50,000 in a Harris County felony stalking case. A magistrate set $3,000. The law supports the number. The record does not explain it.
Prosecutors asked for $50,000. The magistrate set $3,000. He paid $300 and left. Read More »