Tag: Harris County
Beyoncé is voting by mail in Texas
The Harris County Clerk’s Office announced Thursday they had processed the vote-by-mail application of Beyoncé. The singer-songwriter and native Houstonian will be ...COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas rise for the sixth day in a row
More Texans are currently being treated in hospitals for COVID-19 than at any other point since the pandemic began, the latest state ...Amid pandemic and pandemonium, Harris County appoints new Clerk
As the GOP’s crusade against safe voting continues here in Texas and nationally, the Harris County Commissioner’s Court on Tuesday appointed a ...Lawmakers pen letter to FEMA urging more COVID-19 testing in Harris County
*An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the letter was addressed to Vice President Mike Pence, not FEMA. Three Democratic members ...Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Texas surpasses 1,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Texas saw a dramatic jump, rising from just shy of 1,000 on Wednesday to 1,396 ...Lina Hidalgo issues stay-at-home orders for Harris County
On Tuesday, Houston and Harris County officials announced that a “Stay Home-Work Safe” order would go into effect at midnight and continue ...Hidalgo touts Houston-area wins in annual State of the County
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo delivered her annual “State of the County” address where she walked through victories for the largest county ...Harris County Republicans not showing up for work has consequences
We get it. We’re alive in a time when citizens have regrettably been trained to expect less and less from their elected ...Democrats kicked Republicans out of Harris County. They’re just getting started.
By now, almost everybody knows. Harris County turned solidly blue this past election, ushering in a new wave of diverse and young ...Texas’ largest county passes historic criminal justice reform
Harris County passed a historic criminal justice system reform thanks to a commissioner’s court vote on Tuesday. County Judge Lina Hidalgo and ...U.S. Supreme Court blocks citizenship question from 2020 Census, for now
On Thursday, in an almost unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the citizenship question being included in the 2020 census. The ...Houston’s air quality: ‘The particles lodge deep down in the lungs’
With summer unofficially here and Texans spending more time outdoors, there is an invisible danger to keep in mind – especially for ...
