$17M plan to reduce backlog of criminal cases proposed by County Judge Lina Hidalgo
There are 54,000 felony cases pending in the court system right now and many of those suspects are out on the streets, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. Author: Michelle Homer, Adam Bennett Published: 3:17 PM CDT June 28, 2021 Updated: 8:50 PM CDT June 28, 2021
HOUSTON The recent surge of violent crime in the Houston area is blamed partly on the backlog in the criminal courts, local leaders say.
The system became clogged in 2017 after Hurricane Harvey flooded the courthouse. Before they could catch up, the COVID pandemic shut down the courts again.
Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia
Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia told Insider what residents need after the Texas freeze.
Garcia pointed the finger at Gov. Abbott and said, Abbott owned it in 2011. He owns it today.
Storm Uri, alongside power grid failures and decades-long mismanagement, left millions powerless.
On Monday morning, Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia introduced a resolution at the Commissioner s Court meeting a meeting of all four of the Harris County s commissioners, the officials responsible for the county s roads, bridges, and policy budget decisions, moderated by County Judge Lina Hidalgo.
Harris County encompasses Houston, the fourth-largest city in the US, with over 4 million inhabitants. The Houston Chronicle reported that at least 1.4 million Houston-area households were impacted by Storm Uri and power grid failures, which lasted from February 10 to February 17.
Vaccine events and appointments across Texas were shut down when snow and ice made travel too dangerous, brought power outages and delayed vaccine deliveries.
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