At least 171 Harris Co. residents have died needlessly due to courthouse revolving door
Prior to 2019, most criminal district court judges would revoke a defendant's bond if they got charged with another felony crime. But now we have judges who continuously grant bonds to the same defendants repeatedly.
Crime victims plead with Harris County leaders for action
"This is not fair. This is like a dream, I want him to come home. I want him home," said Flor Zarzosa, Almendarez's widow.
Criminal District Court Judges up for re-election face tough crowd at town hall meeting on crime
During a town hall meeting Thursday night, those in attendance could not ask questions, but that didn't stop some folks from letting the judges know how they felt.
Bond reinstated again for teen charged with murder of Diamond Alvarez
A judge has reinstated the bond for a teen charged with a deadly shooting of a 16-year-old girl while walking her dog. This comes nearly a day after he was placed back behind bars for violating bond conditions.
Motion to recuse questions judges' ability to be impartial in child molestation cases
A jury convicts a man in the 185th Criminal District Court of continuous sexual abuse of a child and gives him the minimum sentence of 25 years in prison. Judge Jason Luong announced he thought the jury had returned the wrong verdict.
Harris Co. Bail Board passes motion requiring minimum 10% bond for certain violent crimes
The Harris County Bail Board has announced they have passed a motion requiring bail bond companies to require a minimum 10% of a defendant's bond amount for certain violent crimes
Push continuing for Harris Co. defendants to have mandatory 10% bond amounts
"People want to know what the hell is going on in Houston/Harris County that you have capital murder defendants out on bond. That's unheard of," said State Senator John Whitmire.
Man in charge of Harris Co. computer system that crashed under fire for lying to commissioners
It's still not known exactly how many defendants got out of the Harris County Jail during a four-day period because the computer system, Jweb, crashed while undergoing routine maintenance.
31-year-old man charged with capital murder asks for new bond hearing after waiting 7 years for trial
No one would deny Hurricane Harvey and the pandemic impacted criminal trials. But should it really take seven years for a capital murder defendant to have his day in court?
Computer glitch in Harris Co. prompting release of almost 300 defendants still not fixed
Eight days have passed since nearly 300 defendants were automatically released from Harris County Jail due to a computer glitch, and FOX 26 has learned the Jweb system still has parts and pieces that remain down.
Man charged with 2 capital murders in Harris, Galveston Co. posts $1 million bond
A man charged with two Capital Murder charges in Galveston and Harris County is out on a $1 million bond and the family of one victim spoke out during a press conference with Crime Stoppers.
Full Video: Crime Stoppers press conference on Capital Murder suspect bonding out of jail
A man charged with two Capital Murder charges in Galveston and Harris County is out on a $1 million bond and the family of one victim spoke out during a press conference with Crime Stoppers.
County officials pointing fingers as computer glitch led to almost 300 defendants being released
When FOX 26 asked for the list of defendants released, the Sheriff's Office and the DA's office pointed at each other. Finally, the sheriff's department said an open records request had to be filed, which gives them 10 business days to turn the information over or fight it.
State senator, police union share outrage after nearly 300 Harris Co. suspects freed by computer glitch
As first reported by FOX 26, the automatic release of nearly 300 criminal suspects following a computer system malfunction has triggered a cascade of protests from top elected leaders.
