About the county See also: Harris County, Texas The county government of Harris County is located in Houston, Texas. The county was first established in 1836. It covers a total of 1,703 square miles ...

Lava flows, near mile-thick glaciers and ice age floods layered and carved up this landscape.

(Daily Memphian file) Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is changing the county property tax rate his administration is proposing to match the state’s certified rate. Harris had proposed a $2.73 rate, ...

Letitia Plummer—respected City Council Member At-Large, community advocate, successful entrepreneur, and proud Houstonian—is preparing to launch her candidacy for Harris County Judge in the ...

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced a revised FY26 budget proposal, indicating an additional 4-cent cut to the proposed property tax rate, summing up to a 70-cent deduction from the current ...

Democrat Shawn Harris has launched a campaign for Northwest Georgia’s 14th Congressional District seat — his second try at unseating incumbent U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome. “Our ...

But while two feet may feel far off, experts say the impacts of rising tides and extreme rainfall are being felt now. The widespread street flooding from two gloomy days of rain last week in South ...

The county-owned Astrodome opened in 1965 but has been closed to all events since 2009. Over the weekend, several videos were posted to social media platforms showing what appeared to be several ...

Of Texas’ 254 counties, Harris charges the 71st highest tax rate. Although the county’s property tax rate ranks close to the bottom, it takes the top spot when compared to counties with ...

What we know: A Harris County jury handed down a verdict for Oscar Rosales for the 2022 death of Pct. 5 Corporal Charles Galloway. Rosales was found guilty on Friday of capital murder. What's next: ...

Volunteer for a Free Well Water Sample! The Colorado Geological Survey, funded by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, is conducting a baseline study on radionuclides and metals in ...