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Harris County commissioners approve $2.5M plan to cut criminal court backlog
Read full article: Harris County commissioners approve $2.5M plan to cut criminal court backlogAn emergency initiative is set to go before Harris County Commissioner’s Court on Tuesday to approve funding for three visiting judges and support staff.
Trump's taxes in hand, Manhattan DA's probe heats up
Read full article: Trump's taxes in hand, Manhattan DA's probe heats upFILE - In this Friday Feb. 14, 2020, file photo, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., center, leaves Criminal Court in New York. New York prosecutors are asking new questions about former President Donald Trump's Seven Springs estate in Mount Kisco, N.Y., trying to determine whether the value of the century-old mansion was improperly inflated to reduce the former president's taxes. AdIn a recent interview with Cohen, investigators asked questions about Trump's Seven Springs estate as part of an inquiry into whether the value of the 213-acre Westchester County property was improperly inflated to reduce his taxes. Ad“The work continues,” Vance wrote, echoing his short statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that he could have Trump's tax records. The amount was based on a professional appraisal that valued the full Seven Springs property at $56.5 million as of Dec. 1, 2015.
HPD releases list of locations believed to be tied to Houston serial arson suspect
Read full article: HPD releases list of locations believed to be tied to Houston serial arson suspectHOUSTON – The man accused of starting at least seven fires across the Houston area appeared in court Monday morning. Joshua Rauch walked into Harris County’s 176th Criminal Court wearing handcuffs, an orange jumpsuit and colorful hair Monday morning. Prosecutors also asked the judge to consider having Rauch wear a GPS monitor to the list of conditions. Joshua A. Rauch charged with Arson in connection to several arson cases. Prosecutors accuse him of at least seven fires across Houston, mostly sheds and dumpsters.