/tags/harris-county Harris County en-US Copyright Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:08:35 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-14/string-of-law-enforcement-suicides-rattles-first-responders-and-exposes-gaps-in-state-support Four people tied to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office committed suicide recently, calling attention to ongoing mental health struggles among law enforcement. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:08:35 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-14/string-of-law-enforcement-suicides-rattles-first-responders-and-exposes-gaps-in-state-support Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune /criminal-justice/2025-04-01/texas-supreme-court-ruling-houston-harris-county-capital-murder-teen-tried-as-adult The Texas Supreme Court ruled that because of flawed legal reasoning from lower courts, a juvenile judge must reconsider whether a Houston man will be tried as an adult for a capital murder allegedly committed when he was a teen. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:41:07 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-04-01/texas-supreme-court-ruling-houston-harris-county-capital-murder-teen-tried-as-adult Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2024-12-04/harris-county-capital-murder-juvenile-court-texas-supreme-court-oral-arguments The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether a capital murder case involving a then-16-year-old who was charged when he was 18 should go to adult criminal court or be dismissed entirely. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:26:04 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-12-04/harris-county-capital-murder-juvenile-court-texas-supreme-court-oral-arguments Toluwani Osibamowo /government/2024-11-01/houston-mother-lifetime-protective-order-parental-rights-texas-supreme-court The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a Houston mother's effort to get a lower judge to reconsider a permanent protective order separating her from her kids. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government/2024-11-01/houston-mother-lifetime-protective-order-parental-rights-texas-supreme-court Toluwani Osibamowo /education/2024-10-29/five-houston-area-educators-charged-for-alleged-involvement-in-teacher-certification-cheating-ring Five Houston-area educators have been charged for their alleged involvement in a teacher certification cheating ring. They include a coach and two assistant principals. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:40:35 GMT /education/2024-10-29/five-houston-area-educators-charged-for-alleged-involvement-in-teacher-certification-cheating-ring Patricia Ortiz /news/2024-10-11/two-dead-multiple-injured-after-hydrogen-sulfide-release-at-deer-park-pemex-plant An operating unit at the Pemex Deer Park refinery released the poisonous gas hydrogen sulfide at 4:40 p.m., officials at the facility said. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:17:41 GMT /news/2024-10-11/two-dead-multiple-injured-after-hydrogen-sulfide-release-at-deer-park-pemex-plant HPM Staff /texas-news/2024-09-20/txdot-looks-to-pass-off-management-of-txtag-toll-and-customer-services TxDOT expects the Harris County Toll Road Authority to take over by the end of the year. Current TxTag customers would still be able to use their toll stickers after the transition. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:58:26 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-20/txdot-looks-to-pass-off-management-of-txtag-toll-and-customer-services Mason Rouser /texas-news/2024-09-20/harris-county-astronaut-still-plans-to-vote-in-2024-election-despite-being-stranded-in-space Texas first passed a law in 1997 that allows astronauts to vote if they will be in space during early voting and on Election Day. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:26:21 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-20/harris-county-astronaut-still-plans-to-vote-in-2024-election-despite-being-stranded-in-space Kyle McClenagan /texas-news/2024-09-10/all-eyes-are-on-texas-and-harris-county-as-hurricane-season-ramps-back-up-with-francine Beryl devastated the Texas coast and exposed gaps in the state's preparedness. This time around, state and local officials don't want to be caught flat footed in the wake of another potentially devastating storm. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:34:12 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-10/all-eyes-are-on-texas-and-harris-county-as-hurricane-season-ramps-back-up-with-francine Sarah Grunau /texas-news/2024-05-17/at-least-4-people-are-killed-in-houston-after-a-severe-thunderstorm-passed-through Across the city, power lines and trees are downed, traffic lights are out and glass is scattered across downtown. About 900,000 customers were left without power early Friday. Fri, 17 May 2024 10:54:39 GMT /texas-news/2024-05-17/at-least-4-people-are-killed-in-houston-after-a-severe-thunderstorm-passed-through Ayana Archie