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  2. Texas District Courts - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. 1910 Harris County Courthouse - Wikipedia

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    Harris County Courthouse in 1913. At the time of its opening the Texas district courts number 11, 55, and 61 moved into the courthouse. [4] In 1930 the cupola was removed. There were previously stairs made of granite that connected the second floor with the ground, but they were removed in 1950. [2]

  4. Judiciary of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The district court has exclusive jurisdiction over felony cases, cases involving title to land, and election contest cases. It shares jurisdiction with the county courts, and in some case justice of the peace courts, for civil cases (its lowest limit for hearing a case is a mere $200 in controversy, while JP courts can hear cases up to $10,000).

  5. Drug-eating rats invade Houston police evidence room

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    "The Harris County District Attorney's Office was notified last week that the HPD Narcotics Evidence Room at 1200 Travis had a problem or issue with rodents," Reiss said.

  6. Harris County, Texas jails - Wikipedia

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    The complex, operated by the Harris County Sheriff's Office (HCSO), lies in the peninsula formed by the Buffalo Bayou in northern Downtown. While most of the complex is based on county jails serving Harris County, Joe Kegans State Jail is also located within the complex. The Harris County District Court is located just next to the jail complex.

  7. National Register of Historic Places listings in Harris ...

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    More than 100 are in the "Houston Heights" neighborhood whose borders are, approximately, Highway I-10 on the South, I-610 on the North, 45 on the East and Durham on the West. The "inner Harris County" area is defined as the rest of the area within the Interstate 610 loop; "outer Harris County" is defined as the rest of Harris County. There are ...

  8. Harris County, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Harris County Criminal Courts Building. The Harris County Flood Control District manages the effects of flooding in the county. The Harris County Sheriff's Office operates jail facilities and is the primary provider of law enforcement services to the unincorporated areas of the county. The sheriff is the conservator of the peace in the county.

  9. Jennifer Walker Elrod - Wikipedia

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    Jennifer Walker Elrod (born Jennifer Leigh Walker; September 6, 1966) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She previously served as a state court judge on the 190th District Court of Texas from 2002 to 2007.