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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

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

Police in California arrest Ramon Escobar, 47, on charges of killing and assaulting homeless people, and are investigating whether he may have attacked a fisherman napping beneath a pier, in the cities of Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California. Authorities believe Escobar may be a serial killer, who is now a person of interest in the disappearance of his aunt and uncle in Houston, Texas.
2018-09-24

An American woman shoots two employees at a food distribution plant in Houston, Texas, killing one person and injuring the other, before killing herself.
2018-08-20

Heavy rain of more than 1 ft causes major flooding in Houston, Texas, affecting 1,000 homes, causing five deaths and causing power outages for over 100,000 residents.
2016-04-18

U.S. police in Harris County, Texas, arrest Shannon Miles for the alleged murder of Sheriff Deputy Darren Goforth on Friday.
2015-08-29

Continental Airlines announces that it plans to lay off 500 staff in Houston, Texas following its merger with United Airlines.
2011-02-7