Three Harris County Jail inmates died in custody within a 48-hour period last month. While the circumstances surrounding ...

A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that President Donald Trump won nearly half of the Hispanic vote in 2024, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Texas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, with shallow rivers winding among hills and through rugged valleys. But that geography also makes it one of the deadliest places in ...

During a wide-ranging interview on Houston Matters, Hidalgo declined to say whether she'll seek a third term, adding that a ...

Despite Harris County's large population, certain areas have little access to broadband and high-speed internet. A new plan pitches cooperation between the county government and private companies to ...

The overall food insecurity rate for Harris County is 18.2% as of 2023, according to Feeding America’s 2025 “Map the Meal Gap ...

There’s been a substantial decline in car registrations in Shelby County this year compared to last, according to an elected ...

Continued collaboration between justice stakeholders and a targeted approach to reducing time for case disposition will be critical for a sustainable reduction in jail population, according to county ...

"Is it something that voters are going to be happy to hear? Of course not," Judge Lina Hidalgo said, as commissioners warn ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Applications are open for a Harris County program that will bring heat relief to more than 100 families. It's part of the Cool 4 the Summer initiative in Precinct 4. The ...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fort Worth crossed the 1 million-population threshold between 2023 and 2024, officially surpassing Austin as the fourth-largest city in Texas.

Photos by Texas Department of Criminal Justice Harris County juries sentenced more than 200 people to death during a 20-year period beginning in 1979 when Johnny Holmes was the district attorney.