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All candidates for Texas 208th District Court in Harris County complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Texas 208th District Court in Harris County — Beverly Armstrong (D) and Heather Hudson (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

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Website aims to make pollution permit information more accessible in Houston

Texas’ environmental regulators make it tricky for residents to track, or speak out against, industrial projects proposed near their homes. Advocates in Houston built a high-tech workaround.

The Texas Tribune

Why does Texas have so many elections, and why do few people vote in them?

The high number of contests contributes to the state’s low voter turnout — but it’s not the only reason.

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Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding voters he’s a Republican ahead of his November election

Hegar, who is running for his third term as Texas comptroller of public accounts, has made increasingly provocative moves in recent weeks, challenging financial companies he says are anti-oil and gas and threatening budget sanctions against Harris County over police funding.

The Texas Tribune

Harris County resident with monkeypox dies, marking first death in the U.S. linked to the virus

State health officials said the person was “severely immunocompromised” and are still investigating what role the virus played in the death.

The Texas Tribune

Texas reports first death of person with monkeypox in U.S.

The person was a Harris county resident who was "severely immunocompromised."

Axios

Texas officials accuse Harris County of slashing constables’ budgets — but they’re actually going up

Comptroller Glenn Hegar said the state could block the approval of Harris County’s budget because it’s not allowing constables to roll $3 million in unspent funds into next year’s budget — even though the constables’ total funding will go up next year.

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EPA launches investigation into Texas environment agency’s permitting process for concrete batch plants

The federal agency launched the inquiry after complaints from the Harris County Attorney and Lone Star Legal Aid about how the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issues permits to plants that predominantly impact communities of color.

The Texas Tribune

Prosecutors Who Want Credit for Investigating Police Corruption Are Happy To Steal Money From Innocent People

The Harris County, Texas, District Attorney's Office oversees civil forfeitures that make a mockery of justice.

Reason

Ex-TCU football star running back accused of burglary with intent to rape in Houston

Former TCU running back Darius Anderson was arrested and accused of burglary with intent to rape on Friday in Houston, according to the Harris County District Clerk’s office via the Houston Chronicle.

Tribune News Service

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Biden’s pick to lead immigration enforcement agency, withdraws from nomination

The withdrawal comes after the congressional vote to confirm Gonzalez, a vocal opponent of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, stalled for months.

The Texas Tribune

Report: HPD Detective Testified She Believes Watson Committed Crimes

The Browns quarterback has denied all allegations against him, and two Texas grand juries declined to indict him on criminal charges.

Sports Illustrated

GOP donor charged in voter fraud scheme

Steven Hotze hired a dozen investigators, one of whom ran a repairman off the road and held him at gunpoint

Salon

Hurricane Harvey still causing suffering

Texas turned disaster aid for Harvey into a competition. Guess who’s losing out?

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Editorial: Catalytic converter thefts are expensive — and can be deadly

If you think that catalytic converter theft is a faceless property crime, you’re wrong. Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Almendarez last week lost his life over a catalytic converter.

The Guardian - US

‘It’s happening now’: how rising sea levels are causing a US migration crisis

The coming mass migration of flood-prone areas will have huge social and economic costs – but the government doesn’t have an adequate plan

Salon

Texas voting law hits Black voters hard

Skyrocketing ballot rejections, Democrats say, is "direct" and "intended" result of state's new voting restrictions

Tribune News Service

Mark Bradley: Falcons' interest in Deshaun Watson shows they're looking beyond Matt Ryan

ATLANTA — We mentioned Deshaun Watson just the other day. That same day, a grand jury in Harris County, Texas, declined to indict him after an investigation into 23 lawsuits filed against him by women claiming sexual assault and harassment. Though 22 of those lawsuits remain active, the disinclination of…

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Sports Illustrated

Deshaun Watson Issues Public Comment After Grand Jury Decision

While the prosecutor said this concludes the criminal proceedings in Harris County, the Texans quarterback still faces 22 active civil lawsuits.

Sports Illustrated

Deshaun Watson Timeline: What Has Happened Since First Lawsuit Filed

Ahead of the quarterback’s civil deposition, here is what has happened on and off the field since his last game.

Sports Illustrated

Nearly One Year After the First Civil Suit, Here’s What We Know About Deshaun Watson

A grand jury returned nine “no” bills on the nine criminal complaints against the quarterback. A Harris County prosecutor announced he would not be charged.

Texas Observer

Who Killed Dean and Tina Clouse—and Where Is Their Baby?

A group of sleuths using "genetic genealogy" has broken open a 40-year-old cold case.

Texas Observer

In Texas, County Commissioners Are Free to Harvest Contractor Cash

Loose campaign finance laws permit politicians in Harris County to hide relationships between top campaign donors and the contracting firms paid with public funds.

The Independent UK

Jury building to help Houston court system deal with backlog

Efforts to reduce a backlog of tens of thousands of cases in Texas’ busiest court system got a boost with the reopening of a newly restored building for jury selection

Tribune News Service

Evictions rise to pre-pandemic levels

SPRING, Texas — Dionna Jackson, 40, sat on a long wooden bench nervously scrolling through old text messages on her phone while waiting for her eviction case to be called. More than 87 people joined her in Harris County Judge Lincoln Goodwin’s packed courtroom on the last day of January.

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