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'Don't have time for games': Whitmire responds to Hidalgo's complaint that he won't meet with her
HOUSTON — Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he's too busy running the City of Houston to meet with Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo to discuss plans for the upcoming hurricane season. Earlier this week, Hidalgo shared her concerns that Whitmire has ignored her "ongoing requests to meet." "It has...
Visitation and funeral service scheduled for Harris County deputy fatally struck by truck on Grand Parkway
A funeral will be held next week for Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy John H. Coddou III, who was fatally struck by a truck on the Grand Parkway. There will be a visitation for Coddou on April 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, 13001 Katy Freeway, Houston. A funeral service will be held at Second Baptist Church, 19449 Katy Freeway, Houston, on May 1 at 1 p.m. Following the service will be a graveside service at Forest Park Southwest Cemetery located at 9040 FM 395, Richmond.
Woman arrested after shooting man, barricading herself in west Harris County apartment, HPD says
HOUSTON (KIAH) — A woman is in jail after shooting a man at a west Harris County apartment complex. Houston police responded to the 2500 block of Lazy Hollow Drive after midnight Thursday morning. Officers found a man with a graze wound on his leg. He declined to be...
Attorney General to Assume Investigation, Prosecution of Lina Hidalgo Staff in Harris County Bid-Rigging Case
During a press conference in Houston on Thursday, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced that the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) will assume jurisdiction over the investigation and prosecution of County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s staff in relation to alleged bid-rigging in an $11 million COVID-19 outreach contract.
Missing in SE Texas: Nearly 500 unidentified people are buried in two Houston cemeteries
HOUSTON – The number of missing cases is overwhelming and it continues to increase, but in each one, there is a friend, family member, or neighbor holding out hope for an answer or where they are and what happened. PREVIOUS: Help find Houston’s missing: Harris County officials unite in...
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