Harris County

State district judge R.K. Sandill rejected the state's request for a temporary injunction to bar Harris County from pursuing its mailing plan.

Clay Jenkins and Lina Hidalgo, both Democrats, said local officials and health experts stepped into a leadership vacuum left by state and federal leaders.

The Texas state health agency will start regularly posting names and locations of all child care centers that have reported positive COVID-19 cases, after…

Leaders in two of Texas’ biggest cities are calling on the governor to empower local governments to order residents to stay home as the state’s continued…

As Texas grapples with soaring coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, local elected officials in some of the state’s most populous counties are asking…

The hundreds of contact tracers being trained in Texas’ most populous county will help it manage any flare ups of the coronavirus, but it doesn’t mean…

Nearly the entire Harris County Democratic legislative delegation has asked the county attorney and district attorney to open a criminal investigation…

They came from around Texas – dozens of college and high school age Latinos. Their message to political candidates: Listen to us, our vote matters.The…

Harris County had the second-highest number of pregnant teens in the Texas foster care system in fiscal year 2019, according to a new report.The Texas…

A Texas teacher who authorities say brought a handgun to school and made threatening comments about colleagues has been arrested.Mark Davis, a history and…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday morning that Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia of Texas will serve as one of the seven lawmakers who will…

Two students were arrested after being charged with felony arson for allegedly igniting a firework inside a Houston-area high school cafeteria and causing…