Court administrators told ABC13 they have seen a 261% increase in murder and capital murder filings among juveniles since 2019. "We are getting more cases into the civil, family, and juvenile courts.

Judge Frank Rynd, seated in the rear, presides over the 309th state district court, on the 7th floor of the Harris County Family Law Center, during a typically busy day in July.

Court Harris County courts seek expansion to address population boom, case backlogs. The proposed expansion includes seven new non-felony district courts: three new civil courts, three family ...

Harris County has 10 state district courts designated for resolving family law matters — divorce, child custody and support, parental visitation, paternity, adoption and the like.

Courts in Harris County handled more than 150,000 cases in 2023, which is more than double the amount filed in Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar and Travis counties, according to the Texas Office of Court ...

County consultants also are figuring out how to fit two remaining family courts into the civil courthouse. For now, the two courts will stay in the Harris County Family Law Center, which was built ...

There may be no death penalty or jail time, yet the 11 specialty family district courts in Harris County feature some of the most high-stress, emotionally straining cases anywhere in our courthouses.

In the 25 years during which Houston solo Chris Spofford has practiced family law in Harris County, he says its population has doubled but the number of district courts exclusively hearing family ...

Harris County family court judge accused of falsifying documents. kabc. By ABC7. Friday, October 25, 2013. HOUSTON . The district attorney's office will not comment on the situation, saying only ...

Harris County commissioners have pledged support for the creation of five more civil courts as cases continue to pile up. Judges called this exciting yet disappointing as they aimed to garner ...