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More executions have taken place in Harris County than in every individual state aside from Texas, and more than Alabama and Georgia combined. [4] As of 2017, the county had executed 126 people since the 1976 legalization of capital punishment, leading it to be referred to as the "death penalty capital of the world."
Menefee defeated three-term incumbent Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan and another challenger in the March 2020 Texas Democratic Primary Election, and won the November 2020 General Election. [7] He took office in January, 2021. He was the youngest, and first African American to serve as Harris County Attorney. [8]
The Harris County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency in the 1,118 square miles (2,900 km 2) of unincorporated area of Harris County, serving as the equivalent of the county police for the approximately 1,071,485 people living in the unincorporated areas of the county. In Texas, sheriffs and their deputies are fully empowered ...
The letter endorsing Harris consists of 741 former high-ranking national security officials, including 233 general and flag officers. Among those 741 officials are 15 four-star generals, 10 former ...
Eighty-eight current and former business and tech executives signed a letter endorsing Harris. Signatories span industries and political engagement, from veteran Harris allies to new supporters.
"I told her that I felt such a deep sense of pride and joy and about what this moment means for our nation and for her future," Harris said. Read the letter Harris wrote to her goddaughter about ...
Kimbra Kathryn Ogg (born 1959) is an American attorney and former prosecutor. From January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2024, she was the District Attorney of Harris County, Texas.
Just over 100 law enforcement officials endorsed Vice President Harris on Friday, ahead of former President Trump’s address to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). In a letter signed by 101 law ...