Harris County taxpayers will have to cover some of the cost for the prosecution of a former public health director after the charges against her were dismissed.

The extent of the funding gap surprised some county officials. The vast majority of projects are still in planning and design stages.

A woman was pronounced dead after a vehicle went off an overpass in northeast Harris County on Friday morning.

A Harris County grand jury returned indictments in connection with two excessive force incidents at the Harris County Jail.

A former Harris County detention officer caught on video body-slamming a handcuffed woman has been indicted by a grand jury.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo speaks to reporters on May 17, 2022. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she will announce in the coming weeks if she plans to seek reelection next year.

More than 30 malnourished animals living in squalid conditions were rescued this week from property in northeast Harris County by Houston SPCA and county authorities.

The family and friends of Ronald Erwin Pate, 35, who died June 24 at Ben Taub Hospital after being in Harris County Jail for 13 days, are calling for increased funding and better medical care at ...

Flash flooding during thunderstorms caused damage on Campbells Run Road in Robinson Township on Thursday night.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was stabbed multiple times at a gas station on Highway 6 South. The suspect fled the scene on a bicycle.

Investigators said the woman was seated, playing a game inside the store, when a man stabbed her several times in the chest and head before taking off on a bicycle.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo defended her recent trade mission to Paris during a contentious discussion about the Harris County Flood Control District's 2018 bond projects.