Harris County’s Democratic nominee for county judge, Letitia Plummer, is running on a platform centered on reducing arrests, shrinking the jail population, and expanding non‑police responses—not on reducing crime—according to her candidate profile submitted to the League of Women Voters of Houston.
The largest jail in Texas “accidentally released” a convicted family-violence inmate who was scheduled for transport to prison. Fortunately, police recaptured the man ten hours later after family members turned him in.
HOUSTON, Texas — Harris County officials announced the first pediatric case of monkeypox when a toddler tested positive for the virus. Officials called it the first presumptive positive monkeypox case in Texas.
HOUSTON, Texas — A Texas state district court judge ordered Harris County to stop the release of inmates as ordered by County Judge Lina Hidalgo (D). Hidalgo ordered the release of hundreds of non-violent offenders from the jail earlier this week.
HOUSTON, Texas — The police chief of the largest city in Texas expressed concerns over the release of massive numbers of inmates for Coronavirus fears. Officials in Harris County called for the release of certain non-violent offenders to help prevent the spread.
HOUSTON, Texas — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo (D) issued a “Stay Home, Work Safe” order for the nation’s third-most populous county in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The order impacts the nation’s 3rd most populated city, Houston, and second largest seaport.
