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There's a big gap between starting salaries for HPD officers and Harris County deputies and that's got the sheriff pleading ...
"The cost of hiring and retaining quality peace officers is escalating quickly and Harris County must act immediately and ...
Harris County Sheriff's deputies scramble to apply for Houston Police Department jobs after union contract agreement.
A child custody exchange ended in a deadly shootout between a 3-year-old's father and the child's mother's new boyfriend.
According to court documents, the girl was riding her electric scooter around 8 p.m. when she noticed a man following her. He ...
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez on Friday held a news briefing to discuss what he's calling a growing pay disparity between ...
Tensions erupted during a Harris County Commissioners Court meeting as deputies demanded urgent pay raises, highlighting a 20% pay gap compared to Houston Police Department salaries.
Sheriff Gonzalez and Sgt. Lopez warn of a deputy pay crisis in Harris County, risking a staff exodus to better-paid positions.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez is warning that the county could risk losing officers to higher-paying agencies if a pay raise for law enforcement is not put in place.
Clarence Jordan's lawyers argue his death row sentence violates the Eighth Amendment due to his intellectual disabilities.
Appraised values, coupled with tax rates set by government entities such as cities, counties, school districts and municipal ...
Harris County, located in Houston, is enhancing its disaster readiness as the 2025 hurricane season approaches. The county's ...