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Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in Harris County, Texas, near Houston. [1] [2] It encompasses 419.2 acres (169.6 ha) only about half of which is developed. The cemetery had more than 111,000 interments as of 2021. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
Guardianship intends to serve as a safeguard to protect the ward. [4] Anyone can petition for a guardianship hearing if they believe another individual cannot make rational decisions on their own behalf. [1] In a guardianship hearing, a judge ultimately decides whether guardianship is appropriate and, if so, will appoint a guardian. [2]
In the decades leading up to the 1970s child custody battles were rare, and in most cases the mother of minor children would receive custody. [5] Since the 1970s, as custody laws have been made gender-neutral, contested custody cases have increased as have cases in which the children are placed in the primary custody of the father.
The McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 is a United States federal law that provides federal money for homeless shelter programs. [1] [2] It was the first significant federal legislative response to homelessness, [3] and was passed by the 100th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on July 22, 1987. [4]
Since the county judge is also responsible for presiding over the Commissioners Court (the main executive and legislative body of the county), in 94 counties the Texas Legislature has established county courts at law to relieve the county judge of judicial duties. The first multi-county statutory county court (composed of Fisher, Mitchell, and ...
Two appellate courts (the 1st and the 14th, sitting in Houston) serve coextensive districts covering ten counties, including Harris County. Recent proposals to reorganize the Texas appellate court system by consolidating districts, and creating a specialty court of appeals for government-entity cases, failed in the Texas legislature's 2021 ...
In the 2022 general election for Harris County Treasurer, he received over 58,000 votes in the Republican primary. [17] On January 12, 2023, HCDE Board met in a "Called Board" meeting and appointed Dick to fill the unexpired portion of the Position 4, Precinct 3 seat. His term will end on December 31, 2024. [18]
Spring Branch is a district in west-northwest Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordered by Tanner Road and Hempstead Road to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and the 610 Loop to the east; it is almost entirely within the city of Houston. [4]