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A Texas bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature would create five new district courts in Harris County over the next two years. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/05/523260/harris-county-officials-urge-abbott-to-approve-five-new-district-courts/

#Court #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Texas #89thLegislativeSession #BrazoriaCounty #FortBendCounty #GovGregAbbott #HarrisCountyBacklogs #HarrisCountyDistrictCourt

A Texas bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature would create five new district courts in Harris County over the next two years. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/05/523260/harris-county-officials-urge-abbott-to-approve-five-new-district-courts/

#Court #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Texas #89thLegislativeSession #BrazoriaCounty #FortBendCounty #GovGregAbbott #HarrisCountyBacklogs #HarrisCountyDistrictCourt

A Texas bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature would create five new district courts in Harris County over the next two years. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/05/523260/harris-county-officials-urge-abbott-to-approve-five-new-district-courts/

#Court #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Texas #89thLegislativeSession #BrazoriaCounty #FortBendCounty #GovGregAbbott #HarrisCountyBacklogs #HarrisCountyDistrictCourt

A Texas bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature would create five new district courts in Harris County over the next two years. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/05/523260/harris-county-officials-urge-abbott-to-approve-five-new-district-courts/

#Court #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Texas #89thLegislativeSession #BrazoriaCounty #FortBendCounty #GovGregAbbott #HarrisCountyBacklogs #HarrisCountyDistrictCourt

A Texas bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature would create five new district courts in Harris County over the next two years. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/05/523260/harris-county-officials-urge-abbott-to-approve-five-new-district-courts/

#Court #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Texas #89thLegislativeSession #BrazoriaCounty #FortBendCounty #GovGregAbbott #HarrisCountyBacklogs #HarrisCountyDistrictCourt

A bill to ban child marriage in Texas has passed the state's House of Representatives and is on its way to the Senate. The measure also would void any existing marriages for anyone currently under the age of 18.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/05/14/521302/texas-house-passes-bill-to-ban-child-marriage/

#News #Politics #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #89thLegislativeSession #ChildMarriage #ForcedMarriage #JonRosenthal #Marriage

With a new Texas legislative session underway, municipal governments across Fort Bend County are set to lobby state lawmakers on behalf of their cities. Their wish lists include property tax reform and more control over land use.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/01/15/510895/fort-bend-cities-prepare-to-lobby-during-89th-state-legislative-session/

#FortBend #Local #News #Politics #Texas #89thLegislativeSession #FortBendCounty #Fulshear #MissouriCity #SugarLand

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick put improving housing affordability, fighting antisemitism on college campuses and examining charitable bail organizations among 57 items on a to-do list before the next legislative session begins in January.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/04/12/483425/lt-gov-dan-patrick-lists-housing-affordability-fighting-antisemitism-on-campus-among-2025-priorit/

#News #89thLegislativeSession #LtGovDanPatrick #TexasGovGregAbbott #TexasPolitics