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The Harris County Transit Services Division is a transportation agency that serves areas of Harris County, Texas that do not have service from Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). [1] The agency, a division of the Harris County Community Services Department, has its headquarters in Harris County Annex M in Houston. [2]
In 1841 and 1842, Wynns served as Harris County’s representative in the House of the Sixth Congress of the Republic of Texas. [165] Three years later, Wynns actively participated in Houston's local efforts to secure annexation by the United States. [163] In 1855, Wynns embarked on a ship to San Francisco to join the California gold rush. [165]
Houston, Texas: Immigration office Secure DHS/ ICE: ICE "As needed" 86 (2007) Houston Processing Center (Houston Contract Detention Facility) In use (2009) Houston, Texas: Migrant detention centre Secure DHS/ ICE: Corrections Corporation of America: 905 (2009) 979 (2007) Howard County Detention Center: In use (2007) Jessup, Maryland: Prison ...
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) is a major public transportation agency based in Houston, Texas, United States. It operates bus , light rail , bus rapid transit , HOV and HOT lanes, and paratransit service (under the name METROLift) in the city as well as most of Harris County .
The Harris County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency in the 1,118 square miles (2,900 km 2) of unincorporated area of Harris County, serving as the equivalent of the county police for the approximately 1,071,485 people living in the unincorporated areas of the county. In Texas, sheriffs and their deputies are fully empowered ...
He served as Harris County assistant district attorney under Carol Vance starting in March 1977. [3] After his predecessor, Johnny Holmes, retired, Rosenthal was elected Harris County District Attorney after facing Pat Lykos, County Attorney Michael Stafford and many others in the Republican primary. He was re-elected in 2004. [3]
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.
Fairbanks is within Harris County Precinct 4. [7] As of 2008 Jerry Eversole heads the precinct. [8] Fairbanks is located in District 135 of the Texas House of Representatives. As of 2019, Jon Rosenthal represents the district. [9] Fairbanks is within District 7 of the Texas Senate; as of 2015 Paul Bettencourt represents the district. [10]