Local News in Harris County, Texas
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Alief Barker BaytownBellaire Channelview Crosby
Cypress Deer Park El Lago
Galena Park Highlands Hockley
Houston Huffman Hufsmith
Humble Katy Kingwood
Klein La Porte North Houston
Pasadena Seabrook South Houston
Tomball Waller Webster
Beach City Jacinto City Jersey Village
Shoreacres Taylor Lake Village West University Place
Harris County: ‘No Refusal' program in effect Labor Day weekend
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Houston and Harris County officials are reminding everyone about the dangers, and consequences, of drinking and driving this Labor Day weekend. Harris County authorities announced law enforcement is working with the district attorney’s office for a "No Refusal" weekend. In the "No Refusal" program, law enforcement patrols, testing units and prosecutors team up to get ...Texas county scrambles to replace e-voting machines destroyed in fire Officials in Harris County, Texas are scrambling to find replacement e-voting machines for this year's gubernatorial elections after a massive fire last week destroyed all 10,000 machines originally scheduled for use in the polls.
Harris County presents voting plan after fire destroyed machines Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman went before the Harris County Commissioners Court on Monday and presented a plan for the conduct of the Nov. 2 election.
County Clerk reveals election plan The Harris County Clerk, Beverly Kaufman, went before the Harris County Commissioners Court on Monday, Aug. 30, and presented a plan for the conduct of the Nov. 2 election.
Dems sue Harris County tax office over voter registrations The Texas Democratic Party again is accusing the Republican-led voter registration office with illegally rejecting voter applications.
Dems again sue Harris tax office over voter registrations For the second time in as many years, the Texas Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit against the Harris County tax assessor-collector, accusing the Republican-led voter registration office with illegally rejecting voter applications and with sharing information with political allies that it did not share with Democrats last year.
EGPI Firecreek, Inc. and E-ViEWS Safety Systems Announce Approval of Contract for Expansion in Harris County, Texas SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - 09/01/10) - EGPI Firecreek, Inc. (OTC.BB: EFIR - News ) and E-ViEWS Safety System, Inc. ("E-ViEWS") announced today the approval for the expansion and installment of its EVP systems in Emergency Service District 11 by Harris County, Texas. As previously announced, E-ViEWS Safety System installed their patented and proprietary EVP systems in 28 Texas state ...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF’S BLOTTER District 1 – (North County) A deputy was sent to the 13800 block of Henry Harris Road Aug. 26 in reference to a disturbance. A man said he was driving down the road when another man ran onto the road with a 2-by-4 board and swung the board at the complainant after getting out of his vehicle, striking him on the knee. The man then hit the complainant on the face with his hand. The man then went ...
Harris County court holding emergency meeting concerning election center fire HARRIS COUNTY, Texas—The Harris County Commissioner’s Court was scheduled to hold an emergency meeting Monday to discuss a recent fire that destroyed $30 million worth of voting equipment. The 3-alarm blaze happened Friday at the Harris County Election Center building. Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said everything destroyed was insured. "The greatest concern is just all the logistics of getting ...
Traffic trouble: 35 of Texas' 100 most-congested roadways are in Harris County HOUSTON – If you commute in the Houston area, you probably don’t need TxDOT to tell you that traffic is a problem. But what you might not know is exactly how bad it is. According to an updated list from TxDOT, 35 of Texas’ 100 most-congested roadway segments are located in Harris County alone. TxDOT developed the new data with the help of the Texas Transportation Institute and Texas A&M ...