Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Texas Supreme Court Building. Texas is the only state besides Oklahoma to have a bifurcated appellate system at the highest level. [4] The Texas Supreme Court hears appeals involving civil matters (which include juvenile cases), and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals hears appeals involving criminal matters. [4]
Most district courts consider both criminal and civil cases but, in counties with many courts, each may specialize in civil, criminal, juvenile, or family law matters. [ 2 ] The Texas tradition of one judge per district court is descended from what was the dominant form of American state trial court organization for much of the 19th century ...
In September of 2015 Harris County DA Devon Anderson and Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan filed a petition to ban 92 Black men from the "Southlawn Safety Zone," a two-mile area in south Houston. [8] The area has struggled with safety challenges for many years, and police blame gangs for much of the violent activity.
On September 1, 1981, all Courts of Civil Appeals were given criminal jurisdiction, and in 1985 a constitutional amendment was passed so that all courts were known as "Courts of Appeals" instead of "Courts of Civil Appeals." [14] Until 1981, all criminal appeals cases went directly to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and all cases involving ...
Bexar County Law Court (1964–1974); 144th Judicial District Court of Bexar County (1975–1980); United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (1980–2002) Texas: deceased: Luis García [214] San Francisco Municipal Court (ended in 1982) California: died in office: Lupe C. García [215] Alameda County Superior Court (2016 ...
As Trump – who has a criminal record of his own, having been convicted on 34 felony counts – prepares to face off in the general election against Harris, who is a former prosecutor, district ...
Harris County Criminal Courts Building. The Harris County Flood Control District manages the effects of flooding in the county. The Harris County Sheriff's Office operates jail facilities and is the primary provider of law enforcement services to the unincorporated areas of the county. The sheriff is the conservator of the peace in the county.
A Texas-based US Army soldier has been arrested and charged with selling confidential phone records, including material allegedly stolen from President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala ...