HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As the 2020 Census begins the last month of counting, the state along with Harris County and the city of Houston are currently falling far behind. According to the U.S. Census ...

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. Crediting recent ...

The Texas Senate on Tuesday approved Senate Bill 8, which would require sheriffs in the state’s largest counties — including Harris County — to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

In an era when locking fewer people up and spending less on jails seems to make sense and is rapidly becoming en vogue, Harris County was increasing its spending and putting more folks behind bars ...