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A "public health emergency" is declared in Harris County, Texas after the number of monkeypox cases rapidly increase in the state.
2022-07-25

Four people (including the perpetrator) are killed in a murder–suicide in Harris County, Texas.
2022-05-19

The United States reports its first confirmed death related to the Omicron variant in an unvaccinated man in his 50s in Harris County, Texas who had underlying health issues.
2021-12-20

Multiple appellate courts in Texas uphold the mask mandates imposed in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, and Travis counties in an effort to override Governor Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates in schools.
2021-08-13

Texas health officials report the state's first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a resident of Harris County with no travel history.
2021-01-7

Texas Police shoot and kill two homeowners after invading their house. 5 officers were injured in a substantial shootout in Harris County near Houston. Reports later indicated one of the officers lied that drugs were in the house.
2019-01-28

A man is in custody in Harris County, Texas, after six children and two adults are found dead near the U.S. city of Houston.
2015-08-8

A sixth person is found to have died in this week's floods in Harris County, Texas, which contains the city of Houston.
2015-05-27