Jermaine Thomas will serve as judge for Harris County’s newly-created fifth civil court at law starting in December.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion in August to vacate the ODonnell Consent Decree, a first-of-its-kind bail ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins court approval to intervene in a Harris County bail reform lawsuit, vowing to do ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced she will not seek reelection in 2026, her office confirmed to KHOU 11 Monday night. Hidalgo, who took office in 2019 after a surprise ...

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo speaks at the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso on June 7, 2024. (Justin Hamel For The Texas Tribune, Justin Hamel For The Texas Tribune) Judge Lina Hidalgo is ...

Texas AG Paxton may overturn a Harris County bail reform consent decree, a move he claims will enhance public safety.

Ken Paxton won a legal fight to change Harris County's bail system to prevent what he deems dangerous releases.

The attorney general's lawsuit names as defendants Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and each of the county's four elected commissioners — including Tom Ramsey, the lone Republican and a dissenting ...

On our political program, This Week in Texas, ABC13 leads with the news reported first on ABC13 that Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is not running for a third term. We'll have more of ABC13's ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going after Harris County again in his latest lawsuit. He accuses the county of using taxpayer money to defend undocumented immigrants being ...