#kim-ogg — Public Fediverse posts

Despite a scathing review of the Democratic Party and calls for more Republicans in Harris County offices by 2026, former District Attorney Kim Ogg says she will remain a Democrat. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/06/19/524419/despite-calls-for-more-republican-leaders-in-harris-county-former-da-kim-ogg-remains-in-democratic-party/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #HarrisCountyElections #HarrisCountyPolitics #KimOgg #LogCabinRepublicansOfHouston

Tuesday marks one year since 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was discovered dead in a shallow north Houston creek. The capital murder case for the men accused of killing her remains ongoing. So do calls for stricter immigration laws.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/06/16/524142/jocelyn-nungarays-death-sparked-outcries-about-immigration-the-men-accused-of-killing-her-still-await-trial/

#Crime #CriminalJustice #Houston #Immigration #Local #News #Politics #AlexisNungaray #DeathPenaltyCase #JocelynNungaray #KimOgg #PresidentDonaldTrump #TrumpImmigrationPolicy

Criminal charges related to conservative activist Steven Hotze’s alleged involvement in the assault of an air conditioning repairman in 2020 have been dropped, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/05/20/521856/harris-county-das-office-drops-charges-against-gop-mega-donor-steven-hotze/

#Court #Crime #Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #2020Election #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySeanTeare #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice #KimOgg #MarkAguirre #StevenHotze

Just a few months after accepting the position, former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has left her role as an advisor to County Commissioner Tom Ramsey.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/04/517838/former-da-kim-ogg-departs-role-in-harris-county-commissioners-office-after-short-stint/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Commissioner #Commissioners #HarrisCountyCommissionerTomRamsey #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #KimOgg

County commissioners voted 3-1 during Thursday’s meeting to reimburse Hidalgo and three of her former staffers for nearly $900,000 in legal fees related to the now dropped charges brought by former DA Kim Ogg.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/02/28/515021/judge-hidalgo-her-former-staffers-reimbursed-nearly-900m-after-ex-da-ogg-cases/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #JudgeLinaHidalgo #KimOgg

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

Former Democratic Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has joined Republican Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey’s office as an advisor.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/01/06/509938/kim-ogg-commissioner-tom-ramsey-policy-advisor-harris-county/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #CommissionerTomRamsey #CountyJudgeLinaHidalgo #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorny #KimOgg #SeanTeare

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/01/03/509687/harris-county-da-sean-teare-recuses-self-from-prosecution-of-former-lina-hidalgo-staffers/

#Court #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #ElevateStrategies #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySeanTeare #HarrisCountyJudgeLinaHidalgo #KimOgg #TexasAttorneyGeneral #TexasRangers

The Harris County District Attorney's Office unveiled a new public dashboard, providing unprecedented access to detailed court data for nearly one million criminal cases. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/10/10/502476/harris-county-das-office-unveils-new-dashboard-providing-data-for-nearly-1-million-criminal-cases/

#Court #Crime #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #CourtCases #Dashboard #KimOgg

Ted Cruz touts endorsement from Kim Ogg, a Houston Democrat, in bid for crossover votes

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/08/06/495869/ted-cruz-touts-endorsement-from-kim-ogg-a-houston-democrat-in-bid-for-crossover-votes/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #DAKimOgg #KimOgg #TedCruz

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/04/25/484619/texas-ag-ken-paxton-takes-over-criminal-investigation-against-lina-hidalgos-former-staffers/

#HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #CovidContract #ElevateStrategies #Indicted #Investigation #KimOgg #LinaHidalgo #TexasRangers

“As shown by our review of Harris County’s history and modern practices, #racism continues to impact the criminal legal system in general—and the administration of the death penalty in particular—in Harris County. This is unacceptable.”

Staff Writer Michelle Pitcher looks at this important new report: https://www.texasobserver.org/harris-county-death-row-black-men?utm_campaign=mastodon

#CriminalJustice #news #politics #USpol #law #Houston #DeathPenalty #Texas #KimOgg

A new poll from the University of Houston school released the day early voting began shows Sean Teare leading incumbent Kim Ogg by 38 percentage points.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/02/20/478096/sean-teare-up-nearly-40-points-over-kim-ogg-in-harris-county-das-race-hobby-poll-finds/

#CriminalJustice #Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Polls #Voting #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorney #HobbySchoolOfPublicAffairs #Houston #KimOgg #SeanTeare

Our primary season Q&A series is underway. Houston Matters spoke with incumbent Kim Ogg, who is seeking reelection and facing a Democratic primary challenge from Sean Teare, a former prosecutor in her office.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/02/13/477264/kim-ogg-district-attorney-primary-q-and-a/

#Election2024 #Elections #HoustonMatters #News #Shows #DAKimOgg #KimOgg #SeanTeare

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg and her Democratic primary challenger, former assistant Sean Teare, were neck-and-neck in terms of fundraising during the last six months of 2023.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/01/18/474917/harris-county-da-kim-ogg-primary-challenger-sean-teare-report-similar-fundraising-hauls-to-close-out-2023/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #CampaignFinanceReport #DemocraticPrimary #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice #KimOgg #SeanTeare