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Recruiting women into law enforcement is an important step toward creating a more diverse and equitable police force. The Harris County Sheriff's Office continues working towards our 30x30 pledge to advance women in law enforcement through recruitment, retention, and representation in all ranks. Women are integral in policing at all levels ...

Community leaders and advocates are mobilizing to address the root causes of poverty and push for change in wage policies.

An alternative court program in Harris County, Texas, seeks to rehabilitate veterans who turn to crime for the first time. Scott Pelley reports.

Our 13 Investigates found which Harris County criminal judges resolved the fewest felony cases since the pandemic began.

Take a sneak peek into a day on the job as a detention officer inside the Harris County Jail. Detention Officer Fulkerson joined the Sheriff’s Office three years ago. He currently serves as a detention training officer and a member of the containment team. Are you interested in a fulfilling public service career? Join our team! For more ...

Our 13 Investigates found which Harris County criminal judges resolved the fewest felony cases since the pandemic began.

Employee Rights On the Notification of Cutting Hours. Generally, employers can cut their employees' work hours, change their schedules and reduce their benefits if done on a nondiscriminatory basis. Employers can prospectively reduce an employee's work ho

You may have heard of the term “squatter” recently, seen the word in headlines, or seen a video of authorities or a property owner removing them from their property, or at least trying to.

Harris County is also implementing a new way to get paid for your time serving on a jury.

The new laws include an overhaul of the state's judicial branch, air pollution rules and key property tax code revisions. Here's what you need to know.

Recruiting page for the FBI's Houston Field Office.

On Sunday it is legal to buy beer but not baby bottles, screws but not screwdrivers, disposable diapers but not cloth ones. No place but Texas.

A Harris county detention officer has been relieved of duty after his arrest at work Thursday on a capital murder charge. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel. Follow us for more great content! Facebook: https://abc13.co/2HbTdO3 Twitter: https://abc13.co/2HzMssV Instagram: https://abc13.co/2Hawi9U

NO PERSON, OTHER THAN THE COURT REPORTER, MAY RECORD A COURT PROCEEDING WITHOUT THE COURT’S PERMISSION. THIS PROHIBITION APPLIES TO ALL PERSONS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC VIEWING COURT PROCEEDINGS ON ANY COURT’S LIVE STREAM AND TO PERSONS WITH THE ABILITY TO RECORD ANY VIRTUAL COURT PROCEEDING. ANY PERSON FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF ...

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office and Harris County Commissioners provided an update during a Wednesday news conference on the work that has been achieved by the Violent Persons Task Force since it was created in Sept. 2022. READ MORE: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/06/07/watch-live-harris-county-sheriffs-office-provides ...

One attorney called the bill "reprehensible" and "discriminatory," saying it only applies to the most populous and most diverse county in Texas.

Texas laws involving changes to property taxes that were passed and signed in 2021 just went into effect starting Jan. 1, 2023.

The bill known as the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act, or SCOPE Act, went into effect although part of it was blocked by a federal judge.

A new Texas law that took effect on Friday is changing jury duty pay and age limits. Pay for the first day of jury service has now been increased from $6 per day to up to $20 a day. Pay for every continuous day has also increased from $40 a day to $58.

The sheriff's office said there's not much they can do unless an actual crime is committed.

KHOU 11 News reached out to Texas DPS and the DMV to get answers about the upcoming changes to the vehicle registration program.

Cars in some of the state's larger counties will still need to pass an emissions check.

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Law enforcement members made their disapproval clear toward Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo after she left a Tuesday Commissioner's Court meeting early. FOX 26 Reporter Gabby Hart explains. Subscribe to FOX 26 Houston: https://www.youtube.com/myfoxhouston26?sub_confirmation=1 Watch FOX 26 Houston Live: https://www.fox26houston.com/live Houston ...

Civil Rights attorney Bill Crump held a news conference with attorney Paul Grinke to call on the Department of Justice to investigate the rise of inmate deaths at the Harris County jail. READ MORE: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/02/14/breaking-free-the-red-flags-of-an-abusive-relationship-and-tips-on-how-to-leave/ FOLLOW US ...

Federal Judicial Center Basics of Employment Discrimination for Law Clerks AVA21176VNB1, 2002 Employment discrimination law is one of the largest and fastest growing segments of the federal court docket. To help incoming law clerks better understand this vital area of the law, the Federal Judicial Center and the American Bar Association.

The deputy's passing marks the fourth suicide in just six weeks among current and former Harris County deputies, raising concerns about the mental health toll on law enforcement of

Harris County Commissioners' support comes despite a Texas law stating Menefee is required to automatically resign from his county position. Commissioners took no action Thursday on whether to replace him.

Have you been having trouble reaching the Texas Workforce Commission? Wondering if you qualify for unemployment? We got answers to the questions you've been asking. MORE: https://www.wfaa.com/rightonthemoney

If you get a letter from your appraisal district asking you to verify your homestead exemption, don't ignore it. Those who don't respond could end up losing their exemption and paying more in taxes. Here's what you need to do.

District Attorney Kim Ogg and the Texas Rangers announced that a county election official responsible for allocating ballot paper had a second full-time job and lied on timesheets.

As Lina Hidalgo prepares to begin her new role, here's what you need to know on the Harris County Judge duties.

Four current and former sheriff’s deputies from Harris County Sheriff’s Department in Houston, Texas have died by suicide since February — including three in a span of one week, according to …

The judge was indicted on the misdemeanor charge nearly two years after he allegedly held a former TV journalist in contempt of court.

The deputy's passing marks the fourth suicide in just six weeks among current and former Harris County deputies, raising concerns about the mental health toll on law enforcement officers.

In 2023, HB 3297 was signed into law, removing the requirement for state inspections of noncommercial vehicles starting Jan. 1, 2025.

"Our hearts are heavy," Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said after four current or former officers took their own lives.

Serious questions are emerging about the job of two-time elected Harris County Tax Collector Ann Harris Bennett involving what she is, or isn't, doing.

One expert says the incentive will be a test to see if additional workers will reduce lines, make things operate more seamlessly, and ensure every site has paper.

The Harris County Clerk's Office says they need more than 1,000 workers for the early voting period and more than 8,000 for Election Day.

Clarence Evans says the deputy accused him of being a fugitive from Louisiana.

Felicia McKinney, who sued Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen, said she was forced to be sexually assaulted undercover.

The extra funding from higher tax bills in Harris County will help pay for damages sustained from last year's extreme weather and have funds to prepare for the next natural disaster.

Commissioners in Harris County approved nearly $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds to add the positions, which will help lower the backlog in the county, which sees about 20 cases per week.

Deputies were there responding to a disturbance when Ellison Collins encouraged the 61-year-old to slap him in the face.

Harris County woman, Katrina Bledsoe, is accused of stealing $53K in an identity fraud scheme while out on bond for similar charges.

Investigators said when the detention officer was arrested, he reeked of alcohol and appeared intoxicated. He has now been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

In April 2023, ABC13 was the only station to show you video where Deputy Bolin was seen ripping a teen from a car and forcibly detaining him.