In his pitch for stronger enforcements on panhandling and roadside vending, Commissioner Tom Ramsey pointed to 150 pedestrian deaths on county roadways last year. He couldn't immediately say how many ...

Harris County commissioners voted to adopt a construction safety policy that empowers officials to terminate contracts with ...

A standardized worksite safety policy establishing countywide safety protocols to strengthen worker protections is now approved, following Harris County commissioners’ 3-1 vote during the Nov. 13 ...

Harris County commissioners will meet Nov. 13 with more than 300 agenda items on the docket. At the November meeting, commissioners are expected to vote on the county’s worksite safety policy that ...

The suit alleges Harris County illegally spent more than $1.3 million to fund private organizations that provide legal aid to ...

When worksite temperatures are higher than 90 degrees, workers will be provided 15-minute rest breaks every two hours, "to allow workers to drink water and cool off and prevent heat illnesses such as ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Harris County, which includes Houston, for giving money to nonprofit organizations ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going after Harris County again in his latest lawsuit. The county's attorney has already ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Harris County over $1.3 million allocated to legal aid for undocumented immigrants, ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- At his bustling east end restaurant, Juan Hernandez isn't just paying attention to his lunch crowd. He wants to know who will replace long time Harris County Precinct 6 Constable ...

Paxton is suing the Harris County Commissioners Court, saying it used taxpayer dollars to fund a program that helps defend ...