Commissioners Court gave Harris County's budget director the green light Tuesday to revive consideration of a $256 million downtown jail and booking center.
Commissioners Court gave Harris County's budget director the green light Tuesday to revive consideration of a $256 million downtown jail and booking center.
Districts have reported taking a much harder hit from the economic downturn than have municipalities, with some even halting construction of new campuses.
The county's Juvenile Board today named Tom Brooks interim executive director of the Juvenile Probation Department, replacing Harvey Hetzel, who is retiring.
A Tiki Island man burdened by financial problems, including the impending loss of his home, shot his wife to death and confronted police with a pistol in hopes that they would kill him, a Galveston County sheriff's officer said.