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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.

So, locally, we now have Flock abuse incidents in #HarrisCounty #Pasadena #Baytown #FortBendCounty #Houston #DeerPark #HTX

https://abc13.com/amp/post/3-deputies-access-flock-cameras-suspended-review-underway-harris-county-sheriffs-office-says/19679725

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[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
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#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

A Harris County jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/23/531697/jury-begins-deliberating-in-manslaughter-case-against-tony-earls/

#Court #Crime #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #ArleneAlvarez #HarrisCountyCourts #ManslaughterTrial #ShootingDeath #TonyEarls

A man in Baytown recently contracted West Nile virus, the first human case in the Houston area this year, according to local health officials.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/06/20/524600/harris-county-reports-first-human-west-nile-virus-case-of-2025/

#HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Local #News #PublicSafety #Baytown #HarrisCountyPublicHealth #MosquitoAndVectorControlDivision #Mosquitoes #WestNileVirus

Almost all population growth in Harris County last year came from international migration, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by a fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/04/09/518106/u-s-census-96-percent-of-harris-countys-population-growth-last-year-came-from-international-migration/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Immigration #Local #News #HarrisCountyPopulation #HoustonPopulationGrowth #PopulationGrowth #PresidentDonaldTrump #USCensusBureau

Liberty and Montgomery counties, both north of Houston, were among the top 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States from 2023 to 2024.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/03/14/516039/montgomery-liberty-counties-among-nations-fastest-growing-regions/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #HoustonPopulation #LibertyCounty #MontgomeryCounty #PopulationGrowth #USCensusBureau

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/02/06/513147/the-truth-finally-prevailed-former-hidalgo-staffer-avoids-trial-in-covid-19-contract-case/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #AaronDunn #AlexTriantaphyllis #CountyJudgeLinaHidalgo #PreTrialIntervention #TexasAttorneyGeneralSOffice #WallisNader

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/01/29/512330/texas-ag-ken-paxton-moves-to-dismiss-charges-against-2-of-lina-hidalgos-former-staffers/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #AaronDunn #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySeanTeare #KimOgg #LinaHidalgo #TexasAttorneyGeneral #WallisNader

Harris County Precinct 4 has been awarded a $2 million grant to study the feasibility of constructing a "cap park" along a 3.2-mile section of the Katy Freeway.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/01/15/510914/harris-county-precinct-4-receives-2-million-grant-to-plan-cap-park-along-i-10-katy-freeway/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Transportation #HarrisCountyPrecinct4 #I10 #Interstate10 #InterstateCapPark #KatyFreeway #LesleyBriones

Hundreds of Houston-area childcare facilities could see significant breaks from paying local property taxes. The city passed an ordinance providing a 100% exemption for qualifying childcare providers, and Harris County could do the same next week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2024/03/22/481436/harris-county-mulling-100-property-tax-exemption-for-some-childcare-providers-after-houston-approves-same-break/

#CityOfHouston #Education #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #ChildcareFacilities #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HoustonChildren #HoustonCityCouncil #TaxExemptionForChildcare #TaxExemptions

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/03/08/480071/gender-race-among-factors-that-led-to-ousting-of-eight-houston-area-judges-in-democratic-primary/

#Court #CriminalJustice #Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #2024PrimaryElection #DemocraticPrimary #HarrisCountyJudges #JudicialElections #TexasFirstCourtOfAppeals

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/03/08/480071/gender-race-among-factors-that-led-to-ousting-of-eight-houston-area-judges-in-democratic-primary/

#Court #CriminalJustice #Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #2024PrimaryElection #DemocraticPrimary #HarrisCountyJudges #JudicialElections #TexasFirstCourtOfAppeals

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/02/09/477071/voter-guide-houston-march-2024-primary-how-to-vote/

#Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #Voting #2024PrimaryElection #DemocraticPrimary #PrimaryElection #RepublicanPrimary #VotingInHarrisCounty #VotingInHouston

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/01/17/474727/harris-county-leaders-expected-to-sign-off-on-joint-primary-election-at-thursday-meeting/

#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #Voting #2024PrimaryElection #88thTexasLegislature #CindySiegel #HarrisCountyClerkTeneshiaHudspeth #HarrisCountyCommisionersCourt #JointPrimaryVoting #MikeDoyle #TexasPrimary

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/01/16/474542/harris-county-republican-and-democratic-parties-agree-to-hold-first-ever-joint-primary/

#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #2024PrimaryElection #HarrisCountyClerkTeneshiaHudspeth #HarrisCountyDemocraticParty #HarrisCountyRepublicanParty #JointPrimaryVoting

Democrats argue a joint, rather than the traditional shared, primary would save the county critical resources. Republicans are skeptical.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/01/10/474144/harris-county-will-not-hold-a-joint-primary-in-march-heres-why/

#Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #Voting #2024PrimaryElection #HarrisCountyClerkTeneshiaHudspeth #HarrisCountyDemocraticParty #HarrisCountyRepublicanParty #JointPrimaryVoting #TexasPrimaryElections