Harris County
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Sep 12, 2026
Egberto WilliesHOST
Good morning, Houston.
Egberto WilliesHOST
Good morning, Harris County.
Egberto WilliesHOST
Good morning to the great state of Texas.
Egberto WilliesHOST
Good morning to the entire United States receiving our signals via the magic of El Internet, formerly known as the ARPANET, created by whom? Created by We The People.
Dani AllenHOST
And John Rubio, November 12th, out of Cameron County.
Dani AllenHOST
Ronaldo Dennis, November 19th, and is out of Harris County.
Dani AllenHOST
Now for some court updates.
Dani AllenHOST
Juan Ramirez, on August 27th, the state filed a supplemental authorities, and then on September 1st, your oral argument was heard at the Fifth Circuit.
Beto O'RourkeGUEST
We won two congressional seats, including Colin Allred in North Texas.
Beto O'RourkeGUEST
And, you know, Harris County, for example-
Chad CultgenHOST
Yeah
Beto O'RourkeGUEST
... 19 Black women won election to judicial positions there.
Beto O'RourkeGUEST
We changed the balance of power in the Harris County Commissioner's courts.
Beto O'RourkeGUEST
It was, it was a really big year, and, and a lot of it, really kind of the point of what you all are doing right now is, um, there were a lot of Republicans, about half a million of them, who voted for Greg Abbott for governor, and on the same ballot voted for me for US senator.
Beto O'RourkeGUEST
So it-
Jeff CrudeleHOST
Now, shortly after Castro took power, McKeown was at his J&M Drive-In on Red Bluff Road in Houston.
Jeff CrudeleHOST
And there, a Harris County patrolman named Anthony "Boots" Ayo came by and told him that a man from Dallas was attempting to contact him.
Jeff CrudeleHOST
Now Ayo, later interviewed by the FBI, corroborated that he had passed this message to McKeown.
Jeff CrudeleHOST
About an hour later, McKeown's telephone rang.
Harvey KronbergGUEST
Houston, as you may know, is the literally the most diverse city, and it is the...
Harvey KronbergGUEST
If you can't win Harris County, Democrats, for instance, can't win Harris County by 56%, they'll lose the state.
Harvey KronbergGUEST
Um, and at the moment, it looks to me like they will, but, you know, we'll see-
Arnie ArnesenHOST
Yeah
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The 713 Commute Mode, September 11, 2026.
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In today's briefing, Texas Republicans sharpen their midterm message in Dallas, a Houston ISD magnet school challenges promised funding, and Harris County agrees to constable back pay.
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But first, the weather.
Justin BallardCORRESPONDENT
Good morning, I'm Justin Ballard, the Houston Chronicles meteorologist, and here's today's forecast.
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Hollands, Houston's second highest elected official, named Whitmire among officials he hoped would be unseated.
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The two have clashed over city finances and other issues since taking office in 2024.
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Harris County commissioners approved $408,390 in back pay for eight elected constables and the fire marshal.
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Each constable gets $45,000, with salaries set no lower than $305,000 through 2030.
Kenny WebsterHOST
The Houston Chronicle wants you to feel sorry for, and I quote, Houston area immigration lawyers who get paid by the county to represent illegal aliens.
Kenny WebsterHOST
They said these lawyers could be forced to slash their caseloads after a state court halted funding for Harris County legal aid programs.
Kenny WebsterHOST
Oh, that's rude.
Kenny WebsterHOST
How dare you stop paying these lawyers with my money? To go out and be the attorneys for illegal immigrants who broke the law.
Kenny WebsterHOST
The suspension funding stems from a lawsuit involving Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Kenny WebsterHOST
Always.
Kenny WebsterHOST
Filed in in Harris County back in November after the Commissioner's Court approved $1.3 million for Immigration Legal Services Fund.
Kenny WebsterHOST
The county said, look, we've got to spend millions of dollars every year of your money for people who clearly did something wrong because we want to keep them here.
Craig CohenHOST
Houstonian Leslie Etheridge, a 22-year veteran of the New York Police Department, talking about her experience in Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001.
Craig CohenHOST
These days, she's the director of the Center for Safe and Secure Schools at the Harris County Department of Education.
Craig CohenHOST
She spoke with Houston Matters producer Michael Haggerty.
Craig CohenHOST
Just ahead, another Houstonian who was in New York that day walking into Manhattan and seeing what unfolded from a unique perspective.
Shelby RoseHOST
They go on to add further action could include contacting the district attorney's office.
Shelby RoseHOST
Houston Mayor John Whitmire blames Harris County District Attorney Sean Teer for a sharp spike in misdemeanor marijuana arrests over the past three years.
Shelby RoseHOST
But data analyzed by Houston Public Media shows an uptick in prosecutions by the DA's office in 2024 before Teer took office.
Shelby RoseHOST
News 88 7's Dominic Anthony Walsh has more.
Matt HarabHOST
This event is free to the public, again, starting at 10 a.m. Before that, the Houston Fire Department at Fire Station 8 will ring bells between 8.59 a.m. and 9.28 a.m. That is the time period when the planes hit the Twin Towers in New York 25 years ago.
Matt HarabHOST
Houston Mayor John Whitmire blames Harris County District Attorney Sean Teer for a sharp spike in misdemeanor marijuana arrests over the past three years.
Matt HarabHOST
But data our City Hall reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh analyzed shows an uptick in prosecutions by the DA's office in 2024.
Matt HarabHOST
That's before Teer took office.
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