Thus far, 76 rape kits tested for DNA have resulted in CODIS matches.

Thus far, 76 rape kits tested for DNA have resulted in CODIS matches.
Some residents are concerned with the use of eminent domain in such projects, as well as the environmental impact.
The administration may seek to lift both the city’s local property tax cap and the state-imposed property tax cap in one ballot measure this November.
The City Council is considering amending the development code to remove “tobacco, hookah, and vapor retail store” as a permitted use, effectively banning any new stores, lounges, or bars that primarily sell tobacco-related products from opening.
The ideas floated to close the budget deficit are a trash fee and asking voters to increase the maximum allowable revenue the city can collect under its long-existing property tax cap.
The agency has a budget of $1.6 billion and provides public transportation across Harris County.
Houstonians will pay $72 million annually for the next five years and then $36 annually for the duration of the life of the judgment bond.
The agreement was announced last week and includes a $650 million back pay settlement for all active firefighters, retired firefighters, families of firefighters who died in the line of duty since 2017, and those who left for medical reasons.
The city plans to pay $656.5 million to settle the eight-year labor dispute.
The committee is meant to collect data, review the Houston Police Department’s work, ensure transparency, and report to Mayor Whitmire.