Harris County, Texas

Judge Makes Highly Unusual Move In Execution Capital Of The U.S.

Judge Natalia Cornelio found that Jeffery Prevost received ineffective legal assistance at trial.
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Damning Report On Texas Death Row Cases: ‘The System Is Utterly Broken’

Harris County, Texas, is the death penalty capital of the country. In most cases resulting in a death sentence in the past 20 years, appointed defense lawyers failed to uncover potentially life-saving evidence, the report found.
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Woman Whose Ex Allegedly Shared Her Explicit Photos Urges Victims To Take Their Power Back

"You will spend the rest of your life trying and failing to wipe yourself off the internet," Marques Jamal Jackson allegedly told his ex-girlfriend.
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Man Sues Lawyer After Spending 3.5 Years In Jail On Tossed Drunk Driving Charge

Houston lawyer Jerome Godinich has made millions carrying high caseloads of clients too poor to afford to hire a lawyer. Now he’s being accused of malpractice.
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A Black Man Was Killed By Police For Allegedly Stealing Detergent — And Nothing Has Happened Since

It has been one year since Roderick Brooks was killed by a deputy in Texas, but his family still has no answers.
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How One Texas County Built A System That Sends Poor People To Death Row

How Harris County, Texas, the execution capital of the country, sends poor people to death row.
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Family Of Man Shot By Sheriff's Officer In Houston Launches Wrongful Death Lawsuit

The suit says Sgt. Garrett Hardin had a history of problems that the Harris County sheriff should have addressed, including the injury of a man one week earlier.
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Texas Sheriff's Officer Who Killed Roderick Brooks Had History Of Suspensions, Discipline

Garrett Hardin was on disciplinary probation at the time of Brooks’ shooting. Several deputies had accused him of making lewd and sexual comments.
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Texas Doctor Who Was Fired For Distributing Expiring COVID Vaccine Doses Sues County

Dr. Hasan Gokal said he didn't want any doses to go to waste. Harris County called it theft.
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People In Texas Jails Are ‘Freezing,’ Without Hot Food Or Running Water

The toilets in one Harris County jail were filled to the brim with feces and urine because the facility had no running water, according to people incarcerated there.
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