Houston's most interesting court cases of 2025: Back-to-back death penalty trials, drunken Montrose wreck and more

A jury convicted Tony Earls in September and sentenced him to the maximum punishment of 20 years imprisonment in the 2022 ...
Houston Public Media

Harris County courts seek expansion to address population boom, case backlogs

Pictured is a court room inside the Harris County Criminal Justice Center located in downtown Houston. Harris County judges are pushing for the creation of seven new non-felony district courts to ...
Houston Press

Harris County Criminal Courthouse To Become Like A Sports Bar

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Democrats crowd Harris County judicial races for 2026 primary

At least three dozen lawyers are vying for contested judicial seats on the Democratic ballot, crowding down-ballot races in ...
Hoodline

Harris County Sounds Alarm As New Bail Rules Threaten To Pack Jails

Harris County officials are warning that Texas's new bail rules could quickly refill local jails just as the county has finally started to bring its inmate numbers down. At yesterday's Commissioners ...