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No employee benefit cuts, but Harris County targets departments for reductions amid $48M budget deficit

Harris County’s budget remains roughly $48 million in the hole following a Thursday decision not to cut employee benefits or ...
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FedEx Truck Blaze Shuts Down Eastbound Lanes on US 290 at Becker, Causes Traffic Delays in Harris County

FedEx truck fire on US 290 results in lane closures and minor driver injuries; no hazardous materials involved.
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Harris County commissioners vote 3-2 to give constables raises

Harris County commissioners voted 3-2 to approve pay raises for the county's eight elected constables, amidst a $200 million ...

Mold outbreak at Harris County courthouses sickened judge, forced mass closure of public bathrooms

A rash of mold sightings in Harris County’s downtown courthouse complex late last month led building officials to close ...
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FedEx 18-wheeler fire shuts down inbound lanes of Highway 290 at Grand Parkway in NW Harris County

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said drivers can expect delays to last for several hours westbound at Becker as well as 290 Eastbound to the 99 split, which are both currently shut down.
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Bond set at $4 million for Harris County man accused of murdering his parents

Christopher Leman Jr., 47, was charged with capital murder Friday in the July deaths of his parents at their Crosby home.

Additional person in custody after being accused of entering autos in Harris County

A man has been taken into custody after being accused of entering autos. According to the Harris County Criminal ...

Texas jail commission rules Alexis Cardenas died in-custody, marking 12th Harris County Jail death

Alexis Cardenas, 32, died July 8, but the Texas Commission on Jail Standards did not immediately decide whether his death ...