Today, a new policy introduced by Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee to improve the safety of workers on Harris County construction projects was unanimously adopted by Commissioners Court. Thousands of working people are killed on the job every year, […]
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Harris County Court Blocks Enforcement of Pre-Roe Laws
Houston, Texas (June 28, 2022)— Today a Harris County court issued a ruling that temporarily bans certain prosecutors from enforcing Texas’s abortion bans that predate Roe v Wade. Attorney General Ken Paxton had previously said that prosecutors could pursue criminal charges based […]
Harris County Attorney Christian D Menefee Statement on Uvalde Shooting
Below is a statement from Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee regarding the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. “My heart breaks for the 19 children and 2 teachers who were killed at Robb Elementary. I am praying for […]
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee Continues Fight Against Voting Bill SB 1
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee, along with the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on behalf of the Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria in […]
Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor’s Mask Mandate Prohibition
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee, who has sued the Texas Governor and Attorney General over the Governor’s ban on mask mandates, addressed the Attorney General’s statements that neither he nor Governor Greg Abbott can enforce the Governor’s prohibition of […]
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee Urges Residents to Give TxDOT Feedback on I-45 Expansion and the Unified Transportation Project
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee issued a statement in response to Monday’s public hearing on TxDOT’s Unified Transportation Project (UTP), the 10-year plan that guides the development of transportation work across Texas. TxDOT is asking the public to weigh […]