Houston Public MediaJun 19, 2025

Despite a scathing review of the Democratic Party and calls for more Republicans in Harris County offices by 2026, former District Attorney Kim Ogg says she will remain a Democrat. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/06/19/524419/despite-calls-for-more-republican-leaders-in-harris-county-former-da-kim-ogg-remains-in-democratic-party/

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Despite calling for more GOP leaders in Harris County, former DA Kim Ogg remains in Democratic Party

Ogg said she will make the switch on her own time — and not fall under pressure from within her own political party. Her comments come as the former district attorney in recent months has indicated support for Republican policies and condemned what she calls an encroachment of the liberal government in the Democratic Party.

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Houston Public MediaJun 16, 2025

Tuesday marks one year since 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was discovered dead in a shallow north Houston creek. The capital murder case for the men accused of killing her remains ongoing. So do calls for stricter immigration laws.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/06/16/524142/jocelyn-nungarays-death-sparked-outcries-about-immigration-the-men-accused-of-killing-her-still-await-trial/

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Jocelyn Nungaray’s death sparked outcries about immigration. The men accused of killing her still await trial

Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of Nungaray's death. The 12-year-old Houston girl was allegedly killed by two Venezuelan men suspected of being in the United States without legal status. They are facing capital murder charges.

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Egberto WilliesApr 8, 2025

Texas Senator embarrasses DINO Former District Attorney pushing GOP bills: “I heard no data today.”

State Senator Molly Cook embarrassed Former Houston DA Kim Ogg with one question as she appeared at a Senate Hearing at the Austin Capitol. She was defending GOP Paul Bettencourt’s SD 2046 Bill.

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Houston Public MediaMay 20, 2025

Criminal charges related to conservative activist Steven Hotze’s alleged involvement in the assault of an air conditioning repairman in 2020 have been dropped, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/05/20/521856/harris-county-das-office-drops-charges-against-gop-mega-donor-steven-hotze/

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Harris County DA’s office drops charges against GOP activist Steven Hotze

The charges against Hotze and former police officer Mark Aguirre stem from an alleged assault on an air conditioning repairman on Oct. 19, 2020. Aguirre claimed there were fraudulent election ballots inside the repairman's truck, but none were found.

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Houston Public MediaApr 4, 2025

Just a few months after accepting the position, former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has left her role as an advisor to County Commissioner Tom Ramsey.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/04/517838/former-da-kim-ogg-departs-role-in-harris-county-commissioners-office-after-short-stint/

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Former DA Kim Ogg departs role in Harris County commissioner’s office after short stint

The former Democratic district attorney, whose second and final term ended at the end of last year, joined the Precinct 3 office of Republican Tom Ramsey in January as a senior policy advisor.

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Houston Public MediaFeb 28, 2025

County commissioners voted 3-1 during Thursday’s meeting to reimburse Hidalgo and three of her former staffers for nearly $900,000 in legal fees related to the now dropped charges brought by former DA Kim Ogg.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/02/28/515021/judge-hidalgo-her-former-staffers-reimbursed-nearly-900m-after-ex-da-ogg-cases/

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Judge Hidalgo, former staffers reimbursed nearly $900,000 after Ex-DA Ogg cases

Hidalgo calls Ogg’s accusations an “abuse of power,” but the former county DA defended herself, saying Hidalgo “is not a lawyer.”

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Houston Public MediaJan 29, 2025

The Texas Attorney General's Office has filed motions to dismiss charges against at least two former staffers of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, who were accused of steering a COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract to a preferred vendor.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/01/29/512330/texas-ag-ken-paxton-moves-to-dismiss-charges-against-2-of-lina-hidalgos-former-staffers/

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Texas AG’s office moves to dismiss charges against two of Lina Hidalgo’s former staffers

This comes nearly three years after the former staffers were accused of steering an $11 million COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract to a preferred vendor.

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Houston Public MediaJan 6, 2025

Former Democratic Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has joined Republican Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey’s office as an advisor.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/01/06/509938/kim-ogg-commissioner-tom-ramsey-policy-advisor-harris-county/

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Ex-Harris County DA Kim Ogg joins Commissioner Tom Ramsey’s office as policy advisor

Ogg served as district attorney from January 2017 until December of 2024. In March 2024, Ogg was defeated by Sean Teare in the Democratic primary with a margin of more than 55 percentage points. Teare narrowly defeated Republican Dan Simons in the November general election for district attorney and was sworn into office on Jan. 1. 

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Houston Public MediaJan 3, 2025

Harris County's new DA, Sean Teare, has recused himself and his office from the ongoing criminal cases against three former staffers of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/01/03/509687/harris-county-da-sean-teare-recuses-self-from-prosecution-of-former-lina-hidalgo-staffers/

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New Harris County DA Sean Teare recuses himself from prosecution of former Lina Hidalgo staffers

Before taking office, Teare had worked with a law firm representing one of the accused former staffers. He also received an endorsement from Hidalgo during his primary election campaign, in which he defeated incumbent Kim Ogg.

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Houston Public MediaOct 10, 2024

The Harris County District Attorney's Office unveiled a new public dashboard, providing unprecedented access to detailed court data for nearly one million criminal cases. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/10/10/502476/harris-county-das-office-unveils-new-dashboard-providing-data-for-nearly-1-million-criminal-cases/

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Harris County DA’s office unveils new dashboard, providing data for nearly 1 million criminal cases 

Among the most notable features of the new dashboard are stats on pending cases, dismissed cases and cases that've been thrown out due to lack of probable cause.

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