Houston Public MediaMay 19, 2025

The Harris County Sheriff's Office is working on a plan to begin bringing outsourced jail inmates back to the state as the Harris County Jail sees a recent dip in its population.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/05/19/521723/harris-county-sheriffs-office-to-work-on-bringing-back-outsourced-inmates-as-jail-population-dips/

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Harris County Sheriff’s Office to work on bringing back outsourced inmates as jail population dips

Crediting recent efforts by the district attorney's office to more quickly dispose of criminal cases, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez on Monday said the jail population has significantly decreased, and the county is on track to lower how much money it pays to send inmates to other facilities.

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Houston Public MediaMar 13, 2025

Houston police in April will conduct the largest drug burn in the state's history in an effort to alleviate backlogged narcotics evidence, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2025/03/13/515955/houston-police-set-to-conduct-massive-drug-burn-following-rat-infestation-da-says/

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Houston police set to conduct massive drug burn following rat infestation, DA says

The planned burn comes months after an infestation of "drug-addicted rats" in evidence rooms prompted the Houston Police Department's plan to destroy hundreds of thousands of pounds of unneeded narcotics evidence.

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Houston Public MediaFeb 28, 2025

Harris County will be making its case to Texas lawmakers to approve five more civil district courts as local judges deal with case backlogs and a growing population.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/02/28/514979/harris-county-to-ask-texas-lawmakers-for-5-more-civil-district-courts/

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Harris County to ask Texas lawmakers for five more civil district courts

Local judges told Harris County commissioners that more courts are needed because of case backlogs and a growing population, but lacked specifics about where new courtrooms would be located and how much they'd cost to operate. In Texas, only state lawmakers can approve the creation of new courts.

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