So, whoโs running against Sean Teare for Harris Co. District Attorneyโs office? Opponent gives response post-election
As a result of Tuesdayโs primary election, front-runners for the Harris County District Attorneyโs office for both the Democratic and Republican parties were selected and will head to the 2024 November General Election.
Former HISD secretary who embezzled school funds, set fire to campus in cover-up attempt ordered to pay restitution
A former secretary at a Houston Independent School District elementary school pleaded guilty this week to stealing about $35,000 in school activity funds, then setting a small fire at the campus in a failed attempt to cover up her theft, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
Houston man sentenced to 23 years in prison after stabbing shoplifting accomplice 85 times while high on drugs
A Houston man pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing an acquaintance in 2020 and was sentenced to serve more than two decades in prison Monday, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
โA case of ambitionโ: Political consultant convicted after trying to persuade state rep to drop out of 2020 election, DA says
A political consultant was convicted Friday for a failed scheme intended to affect the outcome of the race for Texas House of Representatives District 132 during the 2020 election cycle, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
16 years later, sexual assault survivor finds justice after rapist sentenced to 56 years in prison
In April of 2006, a 14-year-old girl was hustling home as the sun began to set over southwest Houston and the street lights were turning on. A then 26-year-old man used that moment to corner the girl, knock her unconscious and sexually assault her. From that day, it would take 16 years to hold that man accountable.
4-year-old watching cartoons molested by plumber while his boss, girlโs parents in home, DA says
An apprentice plumber from Spring Branch has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting a 4-year-old girl in the living room of her home while his boss and the girlโs parents were looking at an upstairs bathroom, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday.
Spring spa owner investigated for consumer fraud after customers charged for services during shutdown
The Harris County District Attorneyโs consumer fraud division is building a case against the spa owner who has not yet been charged with a crime. Smith said she was recently contacted by the Harris County District Attorneyโs consumer fraud division and learned she was not alone. An investigation was launched after the former spa owner and lienholder claimed the owner cashed a more than $31,000 insurance check at a bank by forging his signature. KPRC 2 called the spa owner for comment and awaiting a response. If youโre a former customer, fraud investigators ask to call the Harris County Constables Dispatch at 281-376-3472.