Tenants of a southeast Houston apartment complex were targeted Wednesday by a rare attempt to evict them in large numbers.
Clare Amari
Clare Amari covers public safety for the Houston Landing. Clare previously worked as an investigative reporter for The Greenville News in South Carolina, where she reported on police use of force, gender-based violence and sexual abuse allegations at a local cheerleading gym. A native of New York suburbs, Clare graduated with honors from Columbia Journalism School and the University of Oxford, and she has received journalism awards for her work in Ohio and South Carolina. In her free time, Clare enjoys watching Premier League soccer, trying new wines, and researching her roots in Sicily and Appalachian Ohio.
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Drought conditions around Houston worsen, prompting water restrictions and burn bans
Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Waller counties are experiencing abnormally dry conditions. Chambers County and a part of Liberty County are in a severe drought stage.
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Houston police union calls for forensic crime lab president to resign over backlogs
Houston police union demands for leader of forensic crime lab to resign over ongoing backlogs that it says is hampering law enforcement
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Half of Houston Police patrol cars have dashboard cams. More are coming soon, chief says.
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said an additional 143 cameras will help improve transparency and accountability in his department.
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‘Systemic failure’: Court blasts Harris County for dozens of appeals that sat dormant for years
More than three dozen opinions have been issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since November on cases that have sat dormant in the Harris County criminal courts for years.
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Travis Scott, 5 others won’t be indicted in Astroworld tragedy, District Attorney says
The grand jury’s decision Thursday follows the 2021 tragedy that left 10 people dead and hundreds injured.
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‘Appalling and inexplicable’: District clerk uncovers about 100 delayed Harris County appeals
The Harris County District Clerk uncovered about 100 court appeals of defendants who said they were unlawfully incarcerated as their cases languished in the system for years.
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After 24 years of inaction, court sides with another prisoner in delayed Harris County appeal
For the second time in three months, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals sided with a Houston-area prisoner whose appeal sat dormant for decades.
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Amanda Edwards drops out of Houston mayoral race, plans run for Congress
Houston mayoral candidate Amanda Edwards announced she’s dropping out of the race and planning to campaign for a seat in Congress.
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‘Looking for guns:’ Surging car burglaries a major source of stolen firearms in Houston
Gun thefts from cars are increasing in the Houston area. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of guns reported stolen from parked vehicles citywide surged from 3,695 to 4,401 – a 19 percent increase.