Harris County

Attending a drag show at Hamburger Mary's, and later posting about it on social media, led to Kristi Maris losing her teaching job of nearly 20 years, she wrote on Facebook.

Authorities say 47-year-old Michael Stephens, superintendent of Itasca ISD, wanted to come to Houston and engage in sexual acts with someone who he thought was a 15-year-old girl.

House Bill 2127 would block local governments from regulating in eight different areas, including labor, finance, and the environment.

This November, Texas voters could decide whether judges can deny bail for certain violent and sexual offenders.

Since Jacoby Pillow’s death last month, at least three others have died at Harris County Jail. And the year before, the jail hit a record high of 27 in-custody deaths.

Officials said a power outage at the East Water Purification Plant on Sunday morning was the cause of the problem.

Tuesday is Election Day in Texas, and the election administrator’s office has already had difficulty with counting ballots and releasing election results. The office is anticipating more challenges amid push back from the county’s Republican party.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s staffers are accused of unfairly awarding a contract to a politically connected vendor during the pandemic. Hidlago says it’s an attempt to hurt her career.

Hidalgo has not been indicted, and has denied any wrongdoing.

The outage prevented detainees from appearing in front of a judge within a state-required time frame, leading to the mass release.

Across the state, people are waiting hours in line to get tested and seeing delayed results as cities and counties deal with a testing shortage.

Auditors are now asking for information from four urban counties, including one that went for Trump. Trump won the state in 2020.