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Rodney Ellis: Spend $4.5M to Stop Crises Before They Become Crimes and Jail Cells
Can prevention make communities safer while freeing police for serious crime? Harris County’s HART and RISE results make a powerful case for changing public safety.
#alternative911Response #communitySafety #communityViolenceIntervention #credibleMessengers #crimePrevention #CriminalJusticeReform #domesticViolencePrevention #gunViolencePrevention #HarrisCounty #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HarrisCountyPublicHealth #HART #HolisticAssistanceResponseTeam #HoustonPolitics #jailDiversion #mentalHealthCrisisResponse #policeReform #prevention #ProgressivePolitics #PublicHealth #publicSafety #RelentlessInterruptersServingEveryone #RISE #RodneyEllis #taxpayerSavings #texasPolitics #violenceInterruption https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-pa3 -
Talarico Brings Faith, Justice, and His Senate Campaign to Harris County at The Luke Church
Can James Talarico flip Texas? His appearance at The Luke reveals the multiracial, faith-centered coalition he hopes to mobilize against Ken Paxton.
#2026Elections #BlackChurch #ChristianMenefee #ChristianNationalism #EconomicJustice #HarrisCounty #HoustonPolitics #HumbleTexas #immigrantRights #JamesTalarico #KenPaxton #PoliticsDoneRight #ProgressiveChristianity #ProgressivePolitics #TexasDemocrats #texasPolitics #TexasSenateRace #TheLukeChurch #votingRights #WorkingFamilies https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-p4J -
Don't forget to mark your calendars #Houston!
[Queer to Stay 4] #Pride Is a #Protest 🏳️🌈
🌈Sun 28 JUNE '26 11a - 2:30p (time extended to include a #march!) @ City Hall, 901 Bagby St #HTX 77002
https://htxcoalition.us
#SouthernLights #CAW #CommunitiesAtWork #50501Houston #50501Movement #HDSA #DSA #LGBTQ #vigil #HarrisCo #HarrisCounty #FortBendCo #FortBendCounty #WallerCo #WallerCounty #MontgomeryCo #MontgomeryCounty #GalvestonCo #GalvestonCounty #Bellaire #Cypress #Katy #Pearland #Friendswood #Pasadena #GalenaPark #Humble #LeagueCity #Channelview #DeerPark #LaPorte #JacintoCity #JerseyVillage #Crosby #Baytown #BrooksideVillage #Conroe #Spring #MissouriCity #Stafford #Fresno #MeadowsPlace #SouthHouston #SugarLand #TheVillages #TheWoodlands #WestUniversiyPlace #TX #Texas -
Houston-area residents name economy as region’s ‘biggest problem’ in new survey – Houston Public Media https://www.byteseu.com/1970534/ #business #economy #FortBend #FortBendCounty #HarrisCounty #Houston #HoustonEconomy #KinderHoustonAreaSurvey #KinderInstituteForUrbanResearch #local #MontgomeryCounty #News #Politics
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Hype for the Future 162J: City of Katy, Texas
Overview The City of Katy is a suburban community situated just west of the City of Houston in Harris County, Texas, associated with the approximate tripoint of Harris, Waller, and Fort Bend Counties. Local amenities are scarce, as with many suburban communities, with the Katy VFW Museum and the MKT Railroad Museum specifically serving the precise local community.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/hype-for-the-future-162j-city-of-katy-texas/
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Hype for the Future 162J: City of Katy, Texas
Overview The City of Katy is a suburban community situated just west of the City of Houston in Harris County, Texas, associated with the approximate tripoint of Harris, Waller, and Fort Bend Counties. Local amenities are scarce, as with many suburban communities, with the Katy VFW Museum and the MKT Railroad Museum specifically serving the precise local community.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/hype-for-the-future-162j-city-of-katy-texas/
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Hype for the Future 162J: City of Katy, Texas
Overview The City of Katy is a suburban community situated just west of the City of Houston in Harris County, Texas, associated with the approximate tripoint of Harris, Waller, and Fort Bend Counties. Local amenities are scarce, as with many suburban communities, with the Katy VFW Museum and the MKT Railroad Museum specifically serving the precise local community.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/hype-for-the-future-162j-city-of-katy-texas/
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Hype for the Future 162J: City of Katy, Texas
Overview The City of Katy is a suburban community situated just west of the City of Houston in Harris County, Texas, associated with the approximate tripoint of Harris, Waller, and Fort Bend Counties. Local amenities are scarce, as with many suburban communities, with the Katy VFW Museum and the MKT Railroad Museum specifically serving the precise local community.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/hype-for-the-future-162j-city-of-katy-texas/
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Hype for the Future 162J: City of Katy, Texas
Overview The City of Katy is a suburban community situated just west of the City of Houston in Harris County, Texas, associated with the approximate tripoint of Harris, Waller, and Fort Bend Counties. Local amenities are scarce, as with many suburban communities, with the Katy VFW Museum and the MKT Railroad Museum specifically serving the precise local community.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/hype-for-the-future-162j-city-of-katy-texas/
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How to vote in the March 2026 primary election in the Houston area – Houston Public Media
Dominic Anthony Walsh/Houston Public Media Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Metropolitan Multi-Servic…
#NFL #HoustonTexans #Houston #Texans #2026MarchPrimary #Election2026 #Elections #Football #FortBend #Galveston #GalvestonCounty #HarrisCounty #HarrisCountyearlyvoting #HarrisCountyelectionday #HarrisCountyvoterregistration #Local #news #Politics #voting
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How to vote in the March 2026 primary election in the Houston area – Houston Public Media
Dominic Anthony Walsh/Houston Public Media Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Metropolitan Multi-Servic…
#NFL #HoustonTexans #Houston #Texans #2026MarchPrimary #Election2026 #Elections #Football #FortBend #Galveston #GalvestonCounty #HarrisCounty #HarrisCountyearlyvoting #HarrisCountyelectionday #HarrisCountyvoterregistration #Local #news #Politics #voting
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How to vote in the March 2026 primary election in the Houston area – Houston Public Media https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/743938/ #2026MarchPrimary #Election2026 #Elections #Football #FortBend #Galveston #GalvestonCounty #HarrisCounty #HarrisCountyEarlyVoting #HarrisCountyElectionDay #HarrisCountyVoterRegistration #Houston #HoustonTexans #HoustonTexans #Local #news #NFL #Politics #Texans #voting
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How to vote in the March 2026 primary election in the Houston area – Houston Public Media https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/743938/ #2026MarchPrimary #Election2026 #Elections #Football #FortBend #Galveston #GalvestonCounty #HarrisCounty #HarrisCountyEarlyVoting #HarrisCountyElectionDay #HarrisCountyVoterRegistration #Houston #HoustonTexans #HoustonTexans #Local #news #NFL #Politics #Texans #voting
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Daniel Caesar's pop-up concert in Houston over the weekend drew 1,500 people before law enforcement shut it down for not having proper permitting.
#ArtsCulture #HarrisCounty #Houston #LawEnforcement #Local #Music #News #PopCulture #BearCreekPioneersPark #DanielCaesar #HarrisCountyCommissionerLesleyBriones #HarrisCountyPrecinct5Constable #HoustonConcerts #HoustonParks
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Amidst a partisan redistricting battle in Fort Bend County, the Harris County Attorney denounced what he described as KP George’s attempts to undermine the authority of Fort Bend County Attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson.
#FortBend #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #BridgetteSmithLawson #ChristianMenefee #FortBendCountyAttorney #HarrisCountyAttorney #KpGeorge #REDISTRICTING
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Alexandra del Moral Mealer, a METRO board member and former candidate for Harris County Judge, has thrown her hat into the ring for the Republican primary in the newly redrawn 9th Congressional District.
#Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #2026PrimaryElection #AlexandraDelMoralMealer #HarrisCountyJudgeLinaHidalgo #StateRepresentativeBriscoeCain #Texas9thCongressionalDistrict #USRepAlGreen
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Houston firefighters union leader Marty Lancton on Wednesday confirmed his bid for Harris County Judge, drawing the quick endorsements of Texas GOP loyalists.
#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #2026Elections #2026PrimaryElection #HarrisCountyElections #HarrisCountyJudge #HarrisCountyJudgeElection
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Following a revelation that Harris County has about a $1 billion funding shortfall for earmarked flood bond projects initiated after Hurricane Harvey, county commissioners on Thursday voted to finance certain high-priority projects.
#Flooding #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #2018FloodBond #FloodMitigation #FloodingProjects #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HarrisCountyFloodControlDistrict #HurricaneHarvey
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The landlord of the Donald Trump-themed restaurant in Kemah has filed a lawsuit against the former tenant and restaurant owner who previously sued him for allegedly “commandeering” the business.
#Business #Court #Food #Galveston #Local #News #GalvestonCounty #HarrisCounty #HoustonRestaurants #MAGABurgerUSA #TrumpBurgerKemah
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A Harris County jury on Friday issued a death sentence to Oscar Rosales, who killed Harris County Precinct 5 Cpl. Charles Galloway during a traffic stop in 2022.
#Crime #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #CapitalMurder #CorporalCharlesGalloway #DeathPenalty #DeathSentence #HarrisCountyJury #OscarRosales
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office is working on a plan to begin bringing outsourced jail inmates back to the state as the Harris County Jail sees a recent dip in its population.
#CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #CaseBacklog #DeputyPay #HarrisCountyJail #HarrisCountySheriff #HarrisCountySheriffEdGonzalez #HarrisCountySheriffSOffice
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More than 300 people detained for low-level offenses in Harris County have been diverted away from incarceration and into mental health treatment programs since January, according to the DA's office.
#CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #HarrisCountyDA #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySeanTeare #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice #HarrisCountyJail #MentalHealthDiversion #MentalHealthPrograms
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Harris County commissioners are in discussions about bridging a pay gap for sheriff's office deputies, but a looming budget cycle is leaving officials questioning who will foot the bill.
#HarrisCounty #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Police #DeputyPay #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HarrisCountySheriff #HarrisCountySheriffSOffice #HoustonPoliceDepartment #SheriffsOffice
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Christian Menefee confirmed he has resigned as Harris County Attorney to run for the congressional seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner earlier this month.
#Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #National #News #Politics #Texas #Voting #18thCongressionalDistrictRace #AmandaEdwards #CongressmanSylvesterTurner #EricaLeeCarter #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #USRepSheilaJacksonLee
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Candidates are emerging for Texas' 18th Congressional District. But it’s still an open question as to when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will call a special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner.
#HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #National #News #Politics #Texas #18thCongressionalDistrict #AmandaEdwards #CongressmanSylvesterTurner #EricaLeeCarter #GovGregAbbott #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee
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The Texas Education Agency has released the names of 60 more teachers who are under investigation for allegedly obtaining fraudulent teaching certifications as part of a scheme rooted in Houston.
#Education #EducationNews #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Texas #HoustonISD #HoustonTeachers #TeacherCertification #TeacherCertificationScandal #TexasEducationAgency
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Criminal charges against Alex Triantaphyllis, a former staffer of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, will likely be dropped after he agreed to a pre-trial intervention deal.
#Court #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #AaronDunn #AlexTriantaphyllis #CountyJudgeLinaHidalgo #PreTrialIntervention #TexasAttorneyGeneralSOffice #WallisNader
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The Texas Attorney General's Office has filed motions to dismiss charges against at least two former staffers of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, who were accused of steering a COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract to a preferred vendor.
#Court #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #AaronDunn #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySeanTeare #KimOgg #LinaHidalgo #TexasAttorneyGeneral #WallisNader
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It's cold in Houston and will soon be getting even colder. Here's a list of places where residents can warm up during the next few days.
#CityOfHouston #FortBend #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #PublicSafety #Weather #AmericanRedCross #FortBendCounty #FreezingTemperaturesInHouston #HoustonShelters #HoustonWarmingCenters #WinterWeather
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Harris County's new DA, Sean Teare, has recused himself and his office from the ongoing criminal cases against three former staffers of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo.
#Court #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #ElevateStrategies #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySeanTeare #HarrisCountyJudgeLinaHidalgo #KimOgg #TexasAttorneyGeneral #TexasRangers
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A.J. Armstrong, the Houston man convicted of killing his parents when he was a teenager in 2016, is asking for a hearing to be held to determine whether his capital murder conviction was influenced by a former DNA analyst who did faulty work.
#Court #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #AJArmstrongTrial #AntonioArmstrongJr #DNAEvidence #FourteenthCourtOfAppeals #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice #HoustonForensicScienceCenter
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A retaliation lawsuit filed last year against Harris County, by a former county executive who had been terminated after an accusation of sexual harassment, will continue after a judge this week denied the county’s request to throw it out.
#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #CivilLawsuit #HarrisCountyAttorneySOffice #RetaliationLawsuit #RickNoriega #TexasWhistleblowerAct
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A retaliation lawsuit filed last year against Harris County, by a former county executive who had been terminated after an accusation of sexual harassment, will continue after a judge this week denied the county’s request to throw it out.
#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #CivilLawsuit #HarrisCountyAttorneySOffice #RetaliationLawsuit #RickNoriega #TexasWhistleblowerAct
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A retaliation lawsuit filed last year against Harris County, by a former county executive who had been terminated after an accusation of sexual harassment, will continue after a judge this week denied the county’s request to throw it out.
#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #CivilLawsuit #HarrisCountyAttorneySOffice #RetaliationLawsuit #RickNoriega #TexasWhistleblowerAct
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A retaliation lawsuit filed last year against Harris County, by a former county executive who had been terminated after an accusation of sexual harassment, will continue after a judge this week denied the county’s request to throw it out.
#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #CivilLawsuit #HarrisCountyAttorneySOffice #RetaliationLawsuit #RickNoriega #TexasWhistleblowerAct
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A retaliation lawsuit filed last year against Harris County, by a former county executive who had been terminated after an accusation of sexual harassment, will continue after a judge this week denied the county’s request to throw it out.
#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #CivilLawsuit #HarrisCountyAttorneySOffice #RetaliationLawsuit #RickNoriega #TexasWhistleblowerAct
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The Harris County District Attorney's Office is turning over a criminal investigation into three of County Judge Lina Hidalgo's former staffers to the Texas Attorney General's Office.
#HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #CovidContract #ElevateStrategies #Indicted #Investigation #KimOgg #LinaHidalgo #TexasRangers
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Harris County and the Houston-Galveston Area Council were awarded a total of more than $10 million in federal grant funding for transportation infrastructure initiatives that aim to combat flooding and other effects of climate change.
#ClimateChange #Flooding #HarrisCounty #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #National #News #FederalGrantProgram #FloodMitigation #HoustonGalvestonAreaCouncil #USDepartmentOfTransportation
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Eight sitting judges in the Houston area were ousted in their Democratic primaries. A losing judge and two winning candidates are among those who say race and gender were among the reasons.
#Court #CriminalJustice #Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #2024PrimaryElection #DemocraticPrimary #HarrisCountyJudges #JudicialElections #TexasFirstCourtOfAppeals
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Eight sitting judges in the Houston area were ousted in their Democratic primaries. A losing judge and two winning candidates are among those who say race and gender were among the reasons.
#Court #CriminalJustice #Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #2024PrimaryElection #DemocraticPrimary #HarrisCountyJudges #JudicialElections #TexasFirstCourtOfAppeals
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Now Teare and Jackson Lee can turn their attention to their Republican rivals in the general election, although with possibly different prospects.
#CriminalJustice #Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #InDepth #Local #News #Politics #PublicSafety #AmandaEdwards #DanSimons #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneyKimOgg #SeanTeare #TexasDemocraticPrimary #USRepSheilaJacksonLee
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Kim Ogg is fighting to become the longest-serving Harris County District Attorney in nearly a quarter century. Former prosecutor Sean Teare accuses Ogg of breaking the office.
#Crime #CriminalJustice #Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #InDepth #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Politics #PublicSafety #CourtBacklog #DemocraticPrimary #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneyKimOgg #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice #HarrisCountyJail #HarrisCountyProsecutors #SeanTeare
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The March 5 primary elections are fast approaching as early voting starts Feb. 20. If you live in the Houston area, here's what you need to know as you prepare to cast your ballot.
#Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #Voting #2024PrimaryElection #DemocraticPrimary #PrimaryElection #RepublicanPrimary #VotingInHarrisCounty #VotingInHouston
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The Harris County Clerk said the political party leaders’ agreement to a joint primary saved the county from a disastrous shortage of voting equipment on Election Day.
#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #Voting #2024PrimaryElection #88thTexasLegislature #CindySiegel #HarrisCountyClerkTeneshiaHudspeth #HarrisCountyCommisionersCourt #JointPrimaryVoting #MikeDoyle #TexasPrimary
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In a surprise move, the Harris County Clerk’s office announced the county’s Republican and Democratic Parties had reached an agreement to hold Harris County’s first-ever joint primary this election year.
#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #2024PrimaryElection #HarrisCountyClerkTeneshiaHudspeth #HarrisCountyDemocraticParty #HarrisCountyRepublicanParty #JointPrimaryVoting
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Democrats argue a joint, rather than the traditional shared, primary would save the county critical resources. Republicans are skeptical.
#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #Voting #2024PrimaryElection #HarrisCountyClerkTeneshiaHudspeth #HarrisCountyDemocraticParty #HarrisCountyRepublicanParty #JointPrimaryVoting #TexasPrimaryElections
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Citing the "Keith Lee effect," The Puddery in Pearland is closed until Saturday to allow owner Janel Prator the opportunity to recoup and prepare for the weekend after a surge in business.
#Business #Food #HarrisCounty #Local #News #PopCulture #DessertShop #FoodCriticKeithLee #HoustonRestaurants #Pearland #ThePuddery