The massive private African art collection inside of a county maintenance shed in Precinct One sits still, two weeks after movers were allowed to start showing up.

Harris County Precinct One Constable Alan Rosen was front and center on Thursday announcing the donation of more than $180,000 to the South Texas College of Law Eviction Defense Project.

Friday’s announcement of proposed Senate Bill 252 comes after Channel 2 Investigates first exposed secret massive art collection being warehoused on the taxpayers’ dime, “Legally what this bill means is that I don’t think that what Precinct One Commissioner is doing is legal. I don’t think you can take a private Art collection, house it, spend public money, do private tours, I don’t think that is the right thing under the Texas Code,” said Bettencourt. The state senator out of District 7 doesn’t believe the actions taken by Ellis and his office is legal. Bettencourt said this bill is to ensure accountability at the state level if the Ogg’s office does nothing. Bettencourt indicated he cannot speak to federal operations, but he can speak to the state and its laws.

A man jumped more than 60 feet after a chase ended on the West Hardy Toll Road, according to the Harris County Precinct One Constable’s OfficeThe pursuit began around 11:40 p.m. Friday near East Hardy Toll Road and Hill Road when a deputy saw a man run a stop sign. The man was driving northbound in southbound lanes at speeds near 80 mph, according to the Precinct One Constable’s Office. The deputy disengaged the chase just before the suspect crashed into guardrail near Aldine Bender Road. Following the crash, the suspect exited his car and jumped off the roadway, falling nearly 65 feet and landing on his back, according to the Precinct One Constable’s Office. The man was injured but responsive, according to the Precinct One Constable’s Office.