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Harris County Commissioners approved $53 million in funding for a plan from the Harris County Toll Road Authority to add 236 miles of trailways throughout Harris County. Among one of the projects planned for the first stage of construction is an expansion of the Cypress Creek Greenway, part of which is pictured at Collins Park in Spring. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
1:28 PM May 18, 2022 CDT
Harris County commissioners approve $53M for countywide trailway projects
Excavator moving trees on a construction site
Houston
11:43 AM May 5, 2022 CDT
Hockley residents raise environmental concerns as developers begin land clearing for treatment plant near FM 2920
Harris County Emergency Services District 11 commissioners approved a settlement agreement with Cypress Creek EMS at their April 29 meeting that could result in CCEMS paying ESD 11 more than $2.5 million. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston
5:24 PM May 3, 2022 CDT
Harris County ESD 11, Cypress Creek EMS reach settlement agreement on pending lawsuits
Harris County analysts have determined illegally issued temporary license plates could be costing the county $80 million-$88 million in lost annual revenue and contributing to higher crime rates, county leaders announced during an April 26 news conference. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
11:26 AM Apr 29, 2022 CDT
Temporary license plates cost Harris County $80M-$88M annually, report finds
Montgomery County commissioners set the fiscal year 2023 budget calendar and allocated American Rescue Plan Act funds to courthouse security. (Jishnu Nair/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
3:45 PM Apr 26, 2022 CDT
Budget calendar, courthouse security: 3 takeaways from Montgomery County Commissioners Court
Rain collects along a trail at Collins Park, located along Cypress Creek in the Spring area. Community group the Cypress Creek Flooding task force fears if a 100-year flooding event occurs, regions along Cypress Creek could be damaged, including the Cypress Creek Cultural District. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
8:10 AM Apr 7, 2022 CDT
Cypress Creek Flooding Task Force targets partnership funds to protect Cultural District
Vivian King, chief of staff for the Harris County District Attorney's Office, asks commissioners to fund open prosecutor positions. (Screenshot courtesy Harris County Commissioners Court)
Houston
5:02 PM Apr 6, 2022 CDT
Harris County District Attorney’s Office secures $7.5M for prosecutors
A conceptual rendering shows what a high-speed rail station in Dallas could look like. (Rendering courtesy Texas Central)
Houston
4:31 PM Mar 31, 2022 CDT
Counties allege Texas Central delinquent on property taxes in Supreme Court amicus brief
In October, the Texas Rangers began investigating communications from Harris County employees regarding a canceled $11 million contract with firm Elevate Strategies. (Courtesy Pexels)
Houston
2:40 PM Mar 28, 2022 CDT
Controversy over canceled COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract continues in Harris County Commissioners Court
Houston
5:35 AM Mar 24, 2022 CDT
Foster children without placement rise across Harris, Galveston counties
On March 22, at the Harris County Commissioners Court meeting, Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria called in remotely to discuss Harris County elections. On March 8, Longoria announced her resignation, which will be effective July 1. (Screenshot via Harris County Commissioners Court livestream)
Houston
1:59 PM Mar 23, 2022 CDT
Motion to fire Harris County elections administrator ahead of July 1 resignation fails
A report from engineering firm Jones & Carter recommends 22 new stormwater detention basins for the Cypress Creek watershed to mitigate flooding. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
12:21 PM Mar 21, 2022 CDT
Stormwater detention planned for Cypress Creek
Officials with the Harris County Justice Administration Department reported positive results from the ODonnell Consent Decree. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
4:04 PM Mar 17, 2022 CDT
Independent monitors report Harris County bail reform not contributing to crime increase
Texas Rangers are in the process of serving search warrants at locations across Harris County, according to ABC 13 reporting. (Courtesy Brian Jackson/Adobe Stock)
Houston
4:33 PM Mar 11, 2022 CST
Texas Rangers serve warrants on Harris County as contract investigation intensifies
Montgomery County commissioners approved a resolution supporting the changeover of County Court at Law 2 to a new statutory probate court (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
12:15 PM Mar 10, 2022 CST
Montgomery County commissioners approve resolution in support of changing County Court at Law No. 2 to probate court
March 1 primary elections included federal, state and county races. (Mikah Boyd/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
5:00 PM Mar 8, 2022 CST
Harris County elections administrator announces resignation following March primaries
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
A map of Travis County election precincts
Austin
4:37 PM
Travis County approves new election precinct boundaries
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court discussed the possibility of a vaccine incentive program Sept. 14. No decision has been made yet. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
7:29 PM
Tarrant County Commissioners Court considers vaccine incentive program
Williamson County courthouse
Austin
2:21 PM
Affordable senior housing complex moves forward and other news from Williamson County
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced March 2 that mask mandates and business capacity restrictions will be lifted in Texas. (Courtesy Office of the Texas Governor)
Austin
1:15 PM
Gov. Greg Abbott lifts statewide mask mandate, business restrictions in Texas
As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took their oaths of office, elected officials from around Texas took to Twitter. (Courtesy Adobe Stock Images)
Austin
12:57 PM
President Joe Biden's inauguration spurs reactions from elected officials around Texas
Austin
5:00 PM
Read election Q&A's with San Marcos-Buda-Kyle-area candidates
Local ISDs will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. (Courtesy Pexels)
Dallas - Fort Worth
12:15 PM
Latest in Grapevine, Colleyville, Southlake: Grapevine-Colleyville, Carroll ISDs to remain closed through May
Work group members—including Geoffrey Burkhart, Texas Indigent Defense Commission executive director; District Attorney Margaret Moore; County Attorney David Escamilla; County Court-at-Law Judge Elisabeth Earle; and Amanda Woog, Texas Fair Defense Project executive director—recommended a series of bond reforms at a Feb. 11 Travis County Commissioners Court meeting. (Courtesy Travis County)
Austin
5:45 PM
Travis County group urges bond reforms after settlement in Harris County
Following historic bond reforms instituted in Harris County, Travis County criminal court judges issued a standing order Feb. 6 to expand the use of pretrial release for misdemeanor defendants.
Austin
4:00 PM
Travis County judges issue order to expand pretrial release for misdemeanor defendants
The Travis County Juvenile Public Defender's Office currently represents around 70% of juvenile defendants. Sources: Texas Indigent Defense Commission, Travis County Juvenile Public Defender’s Office/Community Impact Newspaper
Austin
9:30 AM
New Travis County Public Defender's Office aims for better legal outcomes