Lawyers for the city of Houston and the plaintiffs challenging last November’s term limit referendum make their arguments in the 333rd Harris County District Court. A Texas bill awaiting Gov. Greg ...

Harris County District Clerk Marilyn Burgess on Tuesday voted in favor of giving herself a 45% salary increase. County commissioners will now be charged with giving her raise final approval. The vote ...

On September 18, 2025, the District Courts of Harris County announced a major development: the addition of five new district courts within Harris County. This long-awaited expansion comes amid a ...

Marilyn Burgess, the elected Harris County district clerk, is not running for a third term in 2026, she said Monday after voting for her own pay increase amid a salary grievance. Burgess, the ...

As early voting is under way, experts are raising concerns that a Texas constitutional amendment that would change bail laws could increase the strain on an overcrowded Harris County Jail and ...