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Harris County, Texas. Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas; as of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, [1] making it the most populous county in Texas and the third-most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston, the most populous city in Texas and fourth-most populous city in the United ...
The structure of the judiciary of Texas is laid out in Article 5 of the Constitution of Texas and is further defined by statute, in particular the Texas Government Code and Texas Probate Code. The structure is complex, featuring many layers of courts, numerous instances of overlapping jurisdiction (in terms of territory), several differences ...
Here’s what we know about Letcher District Judge Kevin Russell Mullins, 54, who was shot to death on Thursday in his chambers in the Letcher County courthouse in Whitesburg.
Harris County, the state's most populous, is home to 60 district courts - each one covering the entire county. While district courts can exercise concurrent jurisdiction over an entire county, and they can and do share courthouses and clerks to save money (as allowed under an 1890 Texas Supreme Court case), each is still legally constituted as ...
A probate court (sometimes called a surrogate court) is a court that has competence in a jurisdiction to deal with matters of probate and the administration of estates. [1] In some jurisdictions, such courts may be referred to as orphans' courts [2] or courts of ordinary. In some jurisdictions probate court functions are performed by a chancery ...
Travis County on Tuesday filed a lawsuit of its own in federal court, arguing that state officials are violating the National Voters Registration Act. Paxton’s advisory singles out noncitizens ...
September 5, 2024 at 11:17 PM. PLANO, Texas - New evidence shows the man accused of murdering a Harris County deputy lives and works in North Texas. Athir Murady made his first appearance in court ...
University of Houston. Known for. Pioneering modern stadiums. Roy Mark Hofheinz (April 10, 1912 – November 22, 1982), popularly known as Judge Hofheinz or "The Judge", was a Texas state representative from 1935 to 1937 (44th legislature), county judge of Harris County, Texas from 1936 to 1944, and mayor of the city of Houston from 1953 to 1956.