HARRIS COUNTY

A man was killed and his 11-year-old child was injured after their vehicle was hit by tires that flew off an 18-wheeler, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

The 7-year-old Houston-area child was originally reported missing until he was found dead inside a washing machine.

“A criminal investigation is underway,” authorities said.

The sheriff said a woman “wildly fired” the gun during the road rage incident.

A Harris County constable deputy was hospitalized overnight after her car caught fire in an accident.

In 2021 alone, auto owners filed 1,700 reports with the San Antonio Police Department about stolen catalytic converters.

Thefts of these car parts started to increase in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic led to higher unemployment and more vehicles were left idle as people worked from home.

Two teenagers are in the hospital after a Houston man shot them during an attempted robbery.

A Harris County District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks an abortion ban that was in place before Roe v. Wade.

The withdrawal comes after the congressional vote to confirm Gonzalez, a vocal opponent of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, stalled for months.

An effort by Houston area officials to thank residents for taking part in the jury selection process has ended with a mistrial in a murder case.

The family was preparing to celebrate an older brother's birthday.

Police in Texas say a 7-year-old boy died after he was struck by gunfire that was shot into his Texas home as he slept in bed.

The child was identified as Paul Vasquez.

A Houston mother and her boyfriend were arrested last week after an 8-year-old girl who weighed 29 pounds died of malnutrition and injuries, according to media reports.

Waiting for final results from Houston and Harris County has become an unwelcome Texas political ritual. The county’s sheer size is part of the problem, but so is party squabbling over counting procedures.

A cautionary tale from Texas: Even the smallest changes in election laws this year can block thousands of legitimate votes.

A cautionary tale from Texas: Even the smallest changes in new election laws this year can block thousands of legitimate votes.

Houston Republicans are going on the offensive in this week's election as a trial run for November.

Despite an admonition from federal authorities, Land Commissioner George P. Bush’s plan still steers aid disproportionately to whiter, inland counties at less risk of natural disasters.

The crash caused his patrol car to split in half.

Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy died in a crash Wednesday after his vehicle clipped the back of a semitrailer parked on the shoulder of a Houston-area highway.

A 51-year-old Texas woman has been arrested on a murder charge after telling authorities she shot her husband after he told her he was in love with another woman.

A 51-year-old Texas woman has been arrested on a murder charge after telling authorities she shot her husband after he told her he was in love with another woman.

The call discussing a "citizen’s arrest" occurred days before an investigator working for donor Steven F. Hotze’s nonprofit in Houston allegedly rammed a van and held an air-conditioning repairman at gunpoint in a futile search for bogus ballots, a new court filing details.

The alligator greeted her with his mouth open.

But for now, her two GOP challengers are busy slashing at each other before the May 24 runoff election.  The GOP race to face Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is getting nasty.

As communities continue to grow, so does the amount of garbage. But cities and companies are struggling to keep workers willing to do these "dirty" jobs.

A former South Africa rugby player was killed in a multi-vehicle crash that stemmed from a chase in Harris County, according to the sheriff’s office.

The charges stem from Hotze’s hiring of more than a dozen private investigators to look for voter fraud in Harris County ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

The charges stem from Hotze’s hiring of more than a dozen private investigators to look for voter fraud in Harris County ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

HOUSTON (AP) — Three people who have worked for the top elected official in Harris County were indicted on Monday after being accused by prosecutors of steering a nearly $11 million contract for COVID[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

The felony charges are misuse of official information and tampering with a government record. Hidalgo, who oversees Harris County, has the largest constituency of any elected Democratic executive in the state.

A Texas man wanted for assaulting his father last month has now been arrested for allegedly killing his 80-year-old grandmother over the weekend, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Hidalgo, the Harris County judge, says a criminal probe into a contract her office awarded is a political hit. But as a potential future statewide candidate, does the episode expose a flaw in her approach to politics?

Officials say a suspected drunk driver has been charged in the death of a Houston area deputy constable after being accused of slamming into the back of the officer’s vehicle, causing it to burst into flames.

An off-duty Harris County deputy was fatally shot as he tried to stop men from stealing his catalytic converter in a grocery story parking lot, according to the sheriff.

The computer system used for law enforcement in the Houston area crashed on March 24, preventing defendants from getting an initial court hearing within the legal timeframe.

Officials say nearly 300 Houston-area defendants were ordered released after a computer glitch prevented them from getting an initial court hearing within the time period required by state law.

Watson, who has denied all illegal conduct, still faces civil lawsuits.

Lesly Garcia Mitchell Briones previously served as Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4...

At least 18,000 Texas mail-in votes were rejected in the first election under new rules

Many were rejected because of problems related to complying with Texas' new voting law.

In just 16 of the state’s largest counties, more than 18,000 mail-in ballots were rejected, most for failing to meet the new law’s ID requirements. A full statewide tally isn’t yet available.

After elections officials in Harris County, Tex., admitted they failed to count 10,000 mail-in ballots in the March 1 primary, Democrats and Republicans have gone to war over who is to blame for a litany of elections shortfalls in the nation's third-most populous county.

The state's new "election integrity" law created headaches for voters, but the problems with election administration in Harris County run far deeper.

An 18-year-old member of the “10K” gang has been arrested in the large Houston-area brawl that ended in a student’s death last month.

A fundraising email from Donald Trump’s Save America PAC seeks donations for a new plane.

HOUSTON (AP) — The election administrator in Texas’ most populous county submitted her resignation Tuesday following problems with last week’s primary, including about 10,000 mail ballots that weren’t[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Austria suspends its mandatory Covid-19 vaccination law just a month after the legislation took effect in an EU first. Minister Karoline Edtstadler explains the government's decision, saying that just like the virus itself, it will remain "flexible and adaptable".

The election administrator in Texas’ most populous county has submitted her resignation after a series of problems that plagued last week’s primary election, including about 10,000 mail ballots not being counted on the day of the election, issues with voting machines and a lack of poll workers.

The election administrator in Texas’ most populous county submitted her resignation Tuesday following problems with last week’s primary, including about 10,000 mail ballots that weren’t counted the day of the election, issues with voting machines and a lack of poll workers. Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria announced during a meeting of county commissioners she would resign on July 1. Longoria said she took responsibility for the problems during last Tuesday’s election in Harris County, where Houston is located.

Land Commissioner George P. Bush is in the middle of a fierce runoff in the Republican primary for Texas attorney general against incumbent Ken Paxton. During the race, several of Bush’s opponents have criticized his office’s work in distributing Hurricane Harvey relief funds.

Republicans are suing and Democrats want a full review after Harris County missed deadlines to have its votes tallied and failed to count 10,000 ballots in its initial returns.

A 16-year-old boy who fell into the water while fishing in North Harris County has been found dead, according to deputies.

About 10,000 mail ballots were tabulated but not counted in Texas' most populous county on the day of last week's election, officials said, adding to the delay in determining some winners in the nation's first primary of the 2022 midterms. Election officials in Harris County, home to Houston, said late Saturday that an “oversight” led to 10,000 ballots not being counted. “While the votes were scanned into our tabulation computer, they were not transferred and counted as a part of the unofficial final results as they should have been,” the Harris County Elections Office said in a statement.

Moscow is increasingly using harsh tactics to control information about the war in Ukraine, such as banning Facebook and passing a law that could jail journalists and others for promoting what it calls "fake news" about its military. Chris Krebs, former director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, joined CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers to discuss the latest developments.

A Silver Alert for a missing 81-year-old man has been discontinued.

The 6,000 Democratic primary votes could be enough to impact the results in the races for attorney general and one state House seat.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans promised new voting rules would make it “easier to vote and harder to cheat.” But as the dust settled Wednesday on the nation’s first primary, voters in both par[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Texas’ primary that put the 2022 midterm election season in full swing saw no significant issues at polling locations.

Texas Republicans promised new voting rules would make it “easier to vote and harder to cheat.” Republicans broadly expressed satisfaction with the debut of the tougher rules and looked ahead to November, when another provision under Texas' sweeping new law will give expanded powers to partisan poll watchers.

Democrats and voting rights advocates predicted for months that Senate Bill 1, as the new law is known, would make it harder for some Texans to vote and for election officials to do their jobs. Tuesday’s primary made clear that, in some respects, those predictions have come true.

Tuesday is the first statewide election in Texas since it enacted a sweeping new voting law. Some elections officials say the law has left voters unsure how and if they will be able to participate.

A Houston teen is in custody and charged with murder after deputies say he stabbed his grandmother multiple times inside her home, leading to her death.

Three teachers’ aides who allegedly stood by and watched a student with autism get attacked by another student are no longer with the Houston-area school district, officials said.

Officials in Texas’ busiest court system say they're hopeful a new online dashboard that details information on the granting of bail in criminal cases will address growing concerns over rising crime.

A 17-year-old boy who was stabbed in a Valentine’s Day brawl in a west Harris County park has died from his injuries.

Partisan tactic by Patrick campaign delays requests for mail-in ballots from Texas voters

A substantial percentage of these ballots are being flagged because of their failure to comply with the state's new election law.

Patrick’s mass mailing urging voters to apply for mail-in ballots included return envelopes addressed to the Texas secretary of state’s office. The applications are supposed to be sent to local offices, but Patrick’s campaign says voters don’t trust election officials in Democratic counties.

Authorities say two Texas sheriff deputies were shot and wounded while exchanging gunfire with a suspect who died at the scene.

Two students were stabbed and four others were injured during a brawl in a west Harris County park on Monday afternoon, according to media reports.

In Harris County — home to Houston — election officials so far have sent back to voters nearly 38% of mail-in ballots, citing issues with new state ID requirements.

Early voting in the first primary of the 2022 midterm elections is starting in Texas.

An infant is dead after a multi-vehicle crash involving a tow truck in northwest Harris County, according to deputies.

The challenged provision makes it a state jail felony for election officials to “solicit the submission” of an application to vote by mail if the voter did not request it.

Thousands of early ballots have been rejected because voters did not meet a new requirement to provide an identification number inside the return envelope.

An apprentice plumber in Houston who molested a 4-year-old girl at her home and recorded the incident on video has been sentenced to prison, authorities said.

Local elections officials say an unexpectedly large number of ballots for the March primary are being initially rejected for lacking newly required ID information.

A Houston-area woman who allegedly lured a man to a field with marijuana before he was executed by MS-13 gang members is on the run.

A search is underway for a missing 78-year-old man last seen in Humble, Texas, on Wednesday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The lawyers in the DA’s office say they decided to run on their own, reflecting internal Democratic divisions over public safety.

Opinion: The law clearly is an attempt to put a damper on voter participation in a state that already ranks among the most restrictive.

Former Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins rose to prominence by pushing ways to expand voting access in Texas’ most populous county during the November 2020 election.

“It’s just so ugly to see,” the director of the advocacy group said.

The precinct chair believes Chinese nationals are 'spies.'

Authorities are investigating the death of a child who was fatally shot in the parking lot of his Houston-area apartment complex.

Federal prosecutors in McAllen have charged a Harris County man with avoiding regulatory scrutiny by marketing and labeling a synthetic compound as "for lab rat use only" while simultaneously selling the product to a workout supplement retailer here as bodybuilding and dietary supplements.

A 51-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a Houston-area deputy during a traffic stop this past weekend is being held without bond after being returned to the U.S. following his arrest in Mexico.

A good Samaritan, who also happens to be a former track athlete, helped Houston authorities take down a fleeing suspect Tuesday.

The suspect described as “a bold and incredibly dangerous fugitive” who was wanted in the fatal shooting of a Harris County deputy has been captured in Mexico, according to media reports.

Officials tallied a total of 246 from the state's natural disaster.

The omicron wave will hit the unvaccinated the hardest, local experts say. They urge Bexar County residents to get vaccinated and boosted.

Texas' use of the death penalty has declined over the past several years. Public support, while strong in Texas, has been slipping as well.

AG cannot unilaterally prosecute election cases, Texas' highest criminal court rules

Local officials believe the omicron variant will reach Bexar County.

AUSTIN (AP) — A Houston-area woman has been confirmed as having the first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Texas, state health officials reported Monday.Genetic sequencing tests this week sh[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

In mid-November the Harris County district attorney issued subpoenas concerning the awarding of a contract for vaccine outreach.

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