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Gary Polland and David Jones, hosts of the HoustonPBS political affairs program, Red, White and Blue, discuss “Reforming County Government” with Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan. Read More »

This week marks the beginning of Human Trafficking Awareness Month and our Office is positioned to continue to play an important role in working with others to stamp out this evil. Human Trafficking is a modern form of slavery that ensnares over 18 thousand men, women, and children each year in the United States. Read More »

Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan announced today the appointment of ten volunteer lawyers to assist the Office in shutting down illegal businesses where human trafficking is occurring. Free the Captives, a non-profit anti-human trafficking organization, recruited the volunteer lawyers who have varied backgrounds, ranging from a retired judge to solo practitioners to corporate attorneys. Read More »

A series of reports by Channel 26 Fox News about controversies in the Harris County Animal Control Department show how the Office of the County Attorney can assist client representatives when problems arise. Read More »

Recently, Commissioners Court recognized and honored the hundreds of individual, organizations, government agencies, and elected officials who worked tirelessly to contribute to the clean-up of the San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund Site, a dump that had been leaking toxic chemicals into the San Jacinto River for decades. Read More »

As their mutual centennial nears, the Port of Houston Authority and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) renewed their strategic alliance June 22 during an official ceremony in Panama City, Panama. Originally formed in 2003, the partnership is now extended for another five years. It aims to boost trade along the all-water route between Asia and the U.S. Gulf Coast via the Panama Canal and the Port Authority. Read More »

Crews have capped and sealed two pits of paper mill sludge that poisoned the San Jacinto River for decades, Harris County officials said Wednesday. Read More »

Along an eastbound service road, a couple of miles from the intersection of Interstate 10 and the west bank of the San Jacinto River in Channelview, stands a white sign that reminds motorists of the littering prohibition. Near the intersection ahead lay a major milestone in the cleanup of an epic discharge of waste containing the deadly chemical dioxin. Read More »

I was privileged to be part of a group that traveled to Panama City last week to witness ceremonies surrounding the renewal and extension of the strategic alliance between The Panama Canal Authority and the Port of Houston Authority. My interest in Panama dates back to my military service in Operation Just Cause, subsequent trade missions, and my service on the Panama Canal Commission as it oversaw the Canal and its historic transition to Panama. Read More »

Recent media reports have revealed the scope of a review the Office of the Harris County Attorney has been undertaking since June of 2009 concerning how certain County investments were handled. Read More »