Republicans won 10 judgeships in Harris County, suggesting a GOP resurgence in a historically Democratic area.

Houston voters made their voices heard on Tuesday. Here are the county's key results. The big picture: While many of the ...

A Houston judge's lenient sentencing decisions may have contributed to a tragic murder, sparking outrage and calls for ...

Houston City Council members unanimously confirmed the appointment of Juan C. Garcia as chair of the Harris County-Houston ...

The race for the Harris County District Attorney's seat was in close margins early Wednesday, with Dem. Sean Teare leading ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez was looking to secure another term in office as he faced Republican ...

Collectively, it is Democrats’ worst performance and Republicans’ best effort in the Houston region in the Trump era, ...

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo left Houston to go spend Tuesday night at Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee ...

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez will continue serving the county as sheriff after winning reelection. He was elected into ...

Before joining the Chronicle's investigative team, he covered local government for the paper, including a six-year stint at ...

Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican. State legislators passed a new law eliminating the elections administrator position.

Over 103,000 Houston area voters braved the slick roads and persistent showers as of 11 a.m. Tuesday morning in a last-minute ...