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, and millions more suffer serious injury or illness. This takes an enormous emotional and physical toll on workers, their families, and their communities. This also costs employers billions of dollars in wage and productivity losses […]
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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Ken Paxton had previously said that prosecutors could pursue criminal charges based off these state laws that were not repealed. “I’m glad to see that a Harris County court blocked enforcement of pre-Roe anti-abortion laws that have been on the books since the 1920s. It’s shameful that […]
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 the families of those who have lost loved ones, and for the recovery of those who were injured. No parent should have to worry that their child might not come home from school, and none […]
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 her lawsuit challenging the new state election law’s (SB 1) restriction on encouraging voters to vote by mail. That portion of SB 1 not only makes it illegal for the Elections Administrator to solicit mail-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 mask mandates (GA-38). These statements, made in several court filings, contradict public statements he has made in the media and threats of enforcement he has issued to school districts and local officials. Menefee stated: “The […]
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 in on whether the UTP should continue to include funding the I-45 North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) as proposed by TxDOT, or remove the project—and its funding—from the 10-year plan entirely. County Attorney Menefee […]