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- Next Fresh Start set for May 3; Online pre-registration for criminal records (April 11, 2025)
- Harris County Criminal Courts at Law to close Tuesday and Wednesday due to potential for inclement weather and dangerous road conditions (Jan 20, 2025)
- Harris County Civil Courts at Law to cancel in-person proceedings Tuesday and Wednesday due to potential for inclement weather and dangerous road conditions (Jan 20, 2025)
- Harris County Criminal Courts at Law to close Tuesday due to potential for inclement weather and dangerous road conditions (Jan 17, 2025)
- Harris County Civil Courts at Law to cancel in-person proceedings Tuesday due to potential for inclement weather and dangerous road conditions (Jan 17, 2025)
- Fresh Start record screening and sealing program returns Saturday, Feb. 1 (Jan 9, 2025)
- Harris County Courts at Law elect judges to serve in key leadership roles representing and advocating for the county courts (Jan 7, 2025)
- Harris County District and County Courts celebrate adoption of expanded Language Access Plan with Signing Ceremony (Dec 18, 2024)
- Update: Fresh Start pre-registration opens Oct. 24. (Oct 23, 2024)
- Fresh Start criminal record sealing program returns Nov. 9 (Oct 18, 2024)
- Fresh Start criminal record sealing program to return Aug. 10 with new resources for immigrants seeking citizenship and Mexican citizens living in Houston (July 19, 2024)
- All Harris County Civil Courts at Law to remain closed through Friday due to ongoing impacts from Hurricane Beryl (July 11, 2024)
- Harris County criminal misdemeanor courts re-elect leadership judges to represent and advocate for county criminal courts (July 1, 2024)
- Harris County Office of Court Management names first Latina to serve as department’s second-in-command (June 28, 2024)
- Fresh Start increasing capacity by 50 percent with addition of 100 screening slots (April 19, 2024)
- Fresh Start record sealing program expanding next month to include eligible felonies (January 19, 2024)
- Harris County Courts at Law elect new Judge to serve in key Judicial leadership roles. (January 5, 2024)
- Harris County Civil Courts at Law name new associate judge to preside over eviction docket (December 15, 2023)
- Fresh Start criminal record sealing program resource fair on Nov. 11 in Crosby (October 13, 2023)
- Criminal record sealing, job training, and free school supplies among resources available at Fresh Start Resource Fair on Aug. 12 in Northeast Houston (July 14, 2023)
- Criminal Courts at Law elect leadership judges to represent criminal misdemeanor courts. (June 30, 2023)
- Harris County Criminal Courts at Law's B.A.Y.O.U. City Community Court to host sixth Fresh Start Resource Fair (May 12, 2023)
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NOTICE: September 6, 2019
NOTICE TO MISDEMEANOR ARRESTEES ABOUT CONSENT DECREE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN ODONNELL v. HARRIS COUNTY, 16-cv-1414-LHR
AVISO A DETENIDOS POR DELITOS MENORES SOBRE EL DECRETO DE CONSENTIMIENTO Y ACUERDO DE CONCILIACIÓN EN ODONNELL v. HARRIS COUNTY, 16-CV-1414-LHR
Exhibit 1 Consent Decree
Exhibit 2 Settlement Agreement
NOTICE TO MISDEMEANOR ARRESTEES ABOUT CONSENT DECREE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN ODONNELL v. HARRIS COUNTY, 16-cv-1414-LHR
AVISO A DETENIDOS POR DELITOS MENORES SOBRE EL DECRETO DE CONSENTIMIENTO Y ACUERDO DE CONCILIACIÓN EN ODONNELL v. HARRIS COUNTY, 16-CV-1414-LHR
Exhibit 1 Consent Decree
Exhibit 2 Settlement Agreement
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