As commissioners trade jabs over the county's budget deficit - around $270 million, of which roughly $48 million remains unresolved - the county's highest-paid employees took home paychecks ranging ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cardboard box full of Harris County's unwanted junk - or potential treasures - at the county's public surplus warehouse at 601 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Harris County Commissioners listen as citizens voice concerns with Harris County flood ...

Harris County government exists to serve the needs of 4 million increasingly diverse residents. Compared with other local governments around the nation, Harris County is in strong financial shape and ...

HOUSTON – Harris County officials are pushing back after Governor Greg Abbott suggested the state should take over elections in the county, calling Harris a “repeat violator of election integrity.” On ...

Gov. Greg Abbott endorsed firefighter-turned-union-leader Patrick "Marty" Lancton for Harris County judge Friday. Lancton formally launched his bid for the Republican nomination for judge at an August ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KLTV) - Gov. Greg Abbott has announced a new task force aimed at targetting and apprehending repeat violent offenders in Harris County. “Most violent crimes in the Houston area are ...

With a growing population of more than 4 million residents, Harris County is one of the largest counties in the U.S. with a population larger than more than half of all states, according to a 2019 ...

“A-Way-Out! Bail Bonds” is one of many locations of its kind in downtown Houston. Taken on October 17, 2019. A state constitutional amendment approved by Texas voters last year gives judges the ...