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A federal lawsuit has been filed against Harris County Jail and several of its officers, alleging a brutal 2023 assault on a ...
The federal lawsuit claims Harris County Jail officers assaulted inmate Anasia Smith, who sought damages for civil rights ...
A federal lawsuit has been filed against Harris County Jail and several of its officers, alleging a brutal assault on a 22-year-old inmate, Anasia Smith, in July 2023. The lawsuit claims that nine ...
Security footage provided to Houston Public Media shows Anasia Smith, 22 years old at the time, arguing with detention ...
Harris County commissioners on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a plan to increase the minimum wage for county employees to $20 an hour and $21.65 for contracted employees. The wage increases come ...
ATLANTA (WRBL) — Days after being fired from the Harris County Chamber of Commerce, Rep. Vance Smith broke down in tears while giving an address to the Georgia House. Smith spoke before the ...
State Rep. Vance Smith (R-Pine Mountain) was fired Friday as CEO of the Harris County Chamber of Commerce in a sudden Zoom meeting after casting his vote against Gov. Brian Kemp’s tort reform ...
Menefee, who ran opposite Republican challenger Jacqueline Lucci Smith in his bid for reelection as Harris County attorney, won with 50.5 percent to Smith’s 49.5 percent, with all 700 vote ...
Among the key decision makers in Harris County government are the five members of Commissioners Court. Unlike Houston City Council – which holds its nonpartisan elections in odd-numbered years ...
She has a family member in critical care,” said Bennett’s director of communications, Laura Smith. ELECTION INVESTIGATION: GOP leaders say Harris County’s ballot shortage was targeted at ...
The 38-year-old mother is not coming back. Deborah's daughter, Kristan Smith, was booked into the Harris County Jail on April 27, 2022, on an aggravated assault charge. A month later, Kristan ...
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A fourth inmate has died inside of the Harris County Jail this month. On Tuesday, 13 Investigates confirmed with family members that Kevin Smith died while in custody at ...