/tags/harris-county Harris County en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:12:11 GMT /politics/2024-03-26/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-cuts-deal-to-have-fraud-charges-dropped-trial-canceled Paxton, a Republican who was charged with felony securities fraud in 2015, has reached a deal with prosecutors that will let him avoid facing a jury next month. He did not have to admit guilt in agreeing to the terms. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:12:11 GMT /politics/2024-03-26/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-cuts-deal-to-have-fraud-charges-dropped-trial-canceled Lauren McGaughy /texas/2022-12-08/an-election-probe-heightens-the-tension-between-texas-leaders-and-the-houston-area After a series of issues in Democratic-leaning Harris County on Election Day, Republican state leaders in Texas have suggested criminal charges may be warranted. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:01:00 GMT /texas/2022-12-08/an-election-probe-heightens-the-tension-between-texas-leaders-and-the-houston-area Ashley Lopez /health/2022-08-30/person-with-monkeypox-dies-in-harris-county-health-officials-investigating-cause-of-death The person was immunocompromised, and officials said Tuesday they are trying to determine what role the virus played in the death. This is Texas' first death of someone with monkeypox. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:51:55 GMT /health/2022-08-30/person-with-monkeypox-dies-in-harris-county-health-officials-investigating-cause-of-death Julián Aguilar /politics/2022-03-09/harris-county-elections-administrator-announces-her-resignation-after-2022-primary-election-problems Longoria came under fire after her office took more than 24 hours to tally votes, and missed 10,000 mail-in ballots in the final unofficial count. Longoria has also been sued by the county GOP. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:27:44 GMT /politics/2022-03-09/harris-county-elections-administrator-announces-her-resignation-after-2022-primary-election-problems Andrew Schneider /energy-environment/2022-02-09/an-unexpected-item-is-blocking-cities-climate-change-prep-obsolete-rainfall-records Cities are experiencing heavier storms and flooding as the climate gets hotter. But due to outdated rainfall records, many are still building infrastructure for the climate of the past. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:54:57 GMT /energy-environment/2022-02-09/an-unexpected-item-is-blocking-cities-climate-change-prep-obsolete-rainfall-records Lauren Sommer /education/2021-04-05/decision-to-bring-students-back-to-campus-is-about-mental-health-san-marcos-cisd-superintendent-says The district said last week that having students back on campus will make it easier to see how they're doing mentally and academically. Mon, 05 Apr 2021 22:02:46 GMT /education/2021-04-05/decision-to-bring-students-back-to-campus-is-about-mental-health-san-marcos-cisd-superintendent-says Riane Roldan /politics/2020-09-02/texas-supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-harris-county-from-sending-voters-mail-in-ballot-applications The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Harris County from sending mail-in ballot applications to all its voters for the November election.The� Wed, 02 Sep 2020 21:32:57 GMT /politics/2020-09-02/texas-supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-harris-county-from-sending-voters-mail-in-ballot-applications Patrick Svitek /crime-justice/2020-04-01/inmates-attorneys-challenge-abbotts-order-banning-some-jail-release-say-its-unconstitutional Gov. Greg Abbott’s order restricting the release of some Texas jail inmates during the coronavirus pandemic is being challenged in federal court. Civil� Wed, 01 Apr 2020 23:53:58 GMT /crime-justice/2020-04-01/inmates-attorneys-challenge-abbotts-order-banning-some-jail-release-say-its-unconstitutional Jolie McCullough | Texas Tribune /texas/2019-10-23/ken-paxton-and-kim-ogg-want-to-stop-changes-to-harris-countys-cash-bail-system From Texas Standard:Harris County is negotiating a settlement with plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit that could lead to dramatic changes in the� Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:19:05 GMT /texas/2019-10-23/ken-paxton-and-kim-ogg-want-to-stop-changes-to-harris-countys-cash-bail-system Jill Ament /energy-environment/2019-09-06/new-report-shows-air-pollution-from-plastics-plants-in-greater-houston-is-getting-worse Nearly two-thirds of the plastics-producing plants in the Houston area have violated air pollution limits over the past five years, according to an� Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:00:47 GMT /energy-environment/2019-09-06/new-report-shows-air-pollution-from-plastics-plants-in-greater-houston-is-getting-worse Florian Martin, Houston Public Media