Tag: Harris County
Harris County voters want fewer people in jail, polling shows
New polling from The Appeal and Data for Progress shows that most Harris County residents support bail reform measures and want fewer ...Harris County sees first election under new management
Saturday saw a wave of runoff elections in Harris County, including in Houston where Tarsha Jackson coasted to victory to end the ...Texas Republican attempt to suppress vote flops in court
The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a series of lawsuits by the Texas and Harris County Republican Party attempting to ...Ken Paxton sues Harris County for trying to deliver mail ballot applications
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins on Monday after the Houston area election chief ...Harris County asks Abbott to extend early voting for November election
Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins announced Thursday his office penned a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this week, asking the Texas ...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 ...
