The Lineup: Houston
Every agency in Harris County that can arrest, charge, jail or sentence someone, with what it did, what it costs and what it bought. Text only, no mugshots.
A 16-year-old junior at Clear Lake High School was struck by a school bus and dragged approximately 30 feet while riding his bicycle from school on Oct. 16, 2026. He was taken to UTMB Health Clear Lake Hospital with multiple serious injuries including spinal fractures requiring spinal fusion surgery, two broken shoulder blades, a broken tailbone, a broken toe and internal injuries.
A man was shot in the chest and hospitalized on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, in the Atascocita area. Harris County Precinct 4 Constable deputies investigated the shooting along Deer Timbers Trail near Timber Forest Drive.
Brantley Conner, 14, died from injuries sustained when he was struck by a Dayton ISD school bus driven by Ricky Eugene Cherry on October 16, 2026, near U.S. Highway 90 and Stilson Road in Dayton. The driver allegedly left the scene without stopping to help the boy, who was a pedestrian and not a student passenger on the bus.
A man died after an altercation with family members that turned physical, resulting in him hitting his head on the pavement in northwest Houston on Saturday, October 24, 2026. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A lawn crew discovered skeletal remains in a brushy area of a vacant lot at 4477 W. Sam Houston Parkway North on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. Houston Police Department homicide detectives are investigating, and shoes and other clothing articles were found on and near the remains.
A man was killed and another was injured in a shooting at a house party at an Airbnb on Baer Street near east downtown Houston in the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. Police said the shooting involved multiple people firing at each other and continued both inside and outside the home.
Northeast Houston police initiated a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle near the 4900 block of Bostic Street around 8:38 p.m. on October 21, 2026. The driver refused to stop, leading to an eight-minute pursuit. Officers used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle near the 1100 block of North San Jacinto Street in downtown Houston. All three occupants were found unconscious inside the vehicle and were taken to a local hospital. Police believe the occupants may have ingested narcotics, though this remains unconfirmed.
Tony Boyd, 64, was arrested and charged with murder and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon in the fatal shooting of Michael Robinson, 39, at 5317 Harrisburg Boulevard on October 10, 2026, around 9:30 p.m. Boyd admitted to shooting the victim during an argument and was also linked to a second shooting at 800 South Wayside Drive the same night.
A male pedestrian, believed to be 30 years old, was found dead on the service road of Katy Freeway in west Houston on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, after being struck by a vehicle. The driver did not remain at the scene, and Houston police are investigating the hit-and-run crash.
An ICE vehicle struck a blue pickup truck driven by a man who fled from immigration agents on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026 morning near Old Foltin Road and Essie Road in the Hillebrenner area of northwest Harris County. The man exited the truck and ran on foot before being detained. He was taken to a Houston area hospital for evaluation after complaining of pain.
An ICE agent's vehicle struck a man during a pursuit in northwest Harris County on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. The man was taken to a hospital and into ICE custody. The Harris County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash.
A car crash involving a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent occurred in the 12400 block of Old Foltin Road in northwest Harris County on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. At least one person was injured and transported to a local hospital.
On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a disturbance call in the 300 block of Highlands Cross Drive and found two dogs dead with apparent gunshot wounds and a butcher knife inside an apartment. Around the same time, a woman was found at a nearby hospital with multiple stab wounds; detectives connected the incidents and identified her ex-boyfriend as the alleged attacker. The suspect was arrested when he arrived at the hospital.
A man accused of theft was shot and killed by Humble police officers in the parking lot of an Academy Sports & Outdoors store on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office had notified Humble police that a theft suspect was entering the city limits.
A man in a stolen vehicle was pursued by Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies on October 18, 2026. The man fell out of the vehicle during the chase and was run over by it.
Two people were shot Saturday, October 17, 2026, around noon in the 5600 block of Aldine Bender Road in northeast Harris County. Both victims sustained injuries that were not life-threatening, and the male suspect fled the scene.
An Italian court on Monday, October 19, 2026 ruled that Lee Gilley, a Houston man charged with capital murder in the October 2024 death of his pregnant wife Christa Bauer, will not be extradited for capital murder but will be extradited if the charge is reduced to murder. In late September 2026, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare filed notice that his office will not seek the death penalty.
A verbal altercation between residents at The Park at Cumberland Apartments in Harris County escalated into a physical fight, after which an adult woman fired into a crowd of people on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, wounding two men. Both men were hospitalized and expected to survive.
Houston police responded to a shooting at 13501 Ella Boulevard in north Houston on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026 at 1:20 p.m. after someone called 911 reporting a flipped-over vehicle and then hearing gunshots as a man ran from the scene. Police did not say whether anyone was injured.
A man was shot once outside Costa Lounge VIP on Bellaire Boulevard after a fight with another man over ownership of the nightclub. The suspect fled the scene in a black Ford Raptor truck and had not been taken into custody as of the evening of October 19, 2026.
| Agency | Budget | Note |
|---|---|---|
| City of Houston: Police (General Fund, FY2027 adopted) | $1,218,334,289 | up from $1,131,190,938 in FY2026 [1] |
| City of Houston: Fire (General Fund, FY2027 adopted) | $718,970,217 | down from $732,262,375 in FY2026 [1] |
| Harris County: District Attorney | $152,247,941 | proposed [2] |
| Harris County: Public Defender | $86,317,411 | proposed; the adopted budget added $15 million [2] |
| Harris County: District Courts | $44,792,186 | proposed, plus $72.5 million for court-appointed attorneys [2] |
| Harris County: Constables, Precincts 1-8 | $345,232,091 | proposed; Precinct 4 alone $98,458,791 [2] |
From the City of Houston's own payroll file (2026 is year to date, read Oct 21): overtime pay added up by department. [City of Houston payroll data]
| Department, 2026 | Overtime | Of all pay |
|---|---|---|
| Fire 4,423 of 5,402 paid any overtime; most for one person $156,918 | $65.2M | 17.1% |
| Police 5,511 of 7,759 paid any overtime; most for one person $161,627 | $54.5M | 8.9% |
| Houston Public Works 3,111 of 4,751 paid any overtime; most for one person $80,643 | $23.7M | 9.7% |
| Houston Airport System 1,014 of 1,657 paid any overtime; most for one person $44,964 | $3.5M | 4.3% |
| Fleet Management 309 of 368 paid any overtime; most for one person $58,722 | $2.1M | 12.3% |
| Houston Emergency Center 183 of 244 paid any overtime; most for one person $40,603 | $1.8M | 15.2% |
| Health & Human Services 347 of 1,182 paid any overtime; most for one person $50,204 | $855.5K | 1.4% |
| Parks & Recreation 314 of 983 paid any overtime; most for one person $29,580 | $669.6K | 2.5% |
| General Services 131 of 247 paid any overtime; most for one person $29,230 | $558.5K | 4.6% |
| Admin. & Regulatory Affairs 273 of 533 paid any overtime; most for one person $12,411 | $354.6K | 1.5% |
| Solid Waste Management 29 of 74 paid any overtime; most for one person $15,342 | $117.5K | 12.4% |
| Finance 12 of 308 paid any overtime; most for one person $33,257 | $95K | 0.5% |
Citywide overtime by year: 2026 $153.6M so far · 2025 $151.4M · 2024 $184.6M · 2023 $161.2M · 2022 $148.7M · 2021 $141.7M · 2020 $139.6M · 2019 $92.9M · 2018 $85.3M
Harris County publishes no payroll file, so the Sheriff's and constables' overtime comes only from budgets and audits.
Lawsuit settlements and judgments involving police, deputies, constables or the jail that went on a city or county agenda in the last 12 months.
Plate readers, cameras, gunshot detection, drones and body cameras on any agenda the site reads, last 12 months.
Offenses reported to HPD, January through June 2026 compared with the same months of 2025, from HPD's NIBRS incident file.
| Offense | 2026 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple assault | 11,987 | 13,210 | -9% |
| Theft from motor vehicle | 9,489 | 13,224 | -28% |
| Intimidation | 9,159 | 10,362 | -12% |
| All other larceny | 8,324 | 9,195 | -9% |
| Shoplifting | 7,600 | 8,018 | -5% |
| All other offenses | 7,497 | 7,977 | -6% |
| Destruction, damage, vandalism | 6,985 | 10,710 | -35% |
| Aggravated Assault | 6,578 | 7,970 | -17% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 5,706 | 6,880 | -17% |
| Trespass of real property | 5,279 | 5,294 | -0% |
| Burglary, Breaking and Entering | 4,655 | 5,939 | -22% |
| Theft of motor vehicle parts or accessory | 3,910 | 4,181 | -6% |
| Drug, narcotic violations | 3,173 | 3,992 | -21% |
| Driving under the influence | 2,116 | 2,488 | -15% |
| Robbery | 1,949 | 2,671 | -27% |
| Weapon law violations | 1,120 | 1,394 | -20% |
| Disorderly conduct | 1,081 | 1,099 | -2% |
| Drug equipment violations | 867 | 1,135 | -24% |
| Identify theft | 768 | 1,513 | -49% |
| Credit card, ATM fraud | 622 | 1,178 | -47% |
Source: HPD NIBRS incident file, 2026.
Criminal cases disposed in each Harris County district court in the last 90 days, and how many ended in dismissal, from the District Clerk's daily public files.
| Court | Cases disposed | Dismissed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 016 | 99 | 0 | 0% |
| 001 | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 005 | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| 013 | 88 | 0 | 0% |
| 012 | 88 | 0 | 0% |
| 004 | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 011 | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 009 | 80 | 0 | 0% |
| 007 | 75 | 0 | 0% |
| 015 | 71 | 0 | 0% |
| 010 | 69 | 0 | 0% |
| 003 | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 014 | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 008 | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 002 | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 006 | 56 | 0 | 0% |
| 178 | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 486 | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 228 | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 176 | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 248 | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 179 | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 487 | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 208 | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 262 | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 482 | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 337 | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 497 | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 230 | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 495 | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 339 | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 209 | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 180 | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 174 | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 182 | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 184 | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 183 | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 177 | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 351 | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 232 | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 185 | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 488 | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 338 | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 496 | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 263 | 13 | 0 | 0% |
Harris County's row of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards population report, exactly as published.
| County/Facility | Harris |
| Date | 44,805 |
| Local Male Pretrial Class C Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Local Female Pretrial Class C Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Contract Male Pretrial Class C Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Contract Female Pretrial Class C Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Pretrial Class C Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Elsewhere Female Pretrial Class C Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Local Male Pretrial Class A&B Misdemeanant | 178 |
| Local Female Pretrial Class A&B Misdemeanant | 29 |
| Contract Male Pretrial Class A&B Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Contract Female Pretrial Class A&B Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Pretrial Class A&B Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Elsewhere Female Pretrial Class A&B Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Local Male Convicted Misdemeanant | 14 |
| Local Female Convicted Misdemeanant | 2 |
| Contract Male Convicted Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Contract Female Convicted Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Convicted Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Elsewhere Female Convicted Misdemeanant | 0 |
| Local Male Felons Whose Penalty has been reduced to a Misdemeanor | 34 |
| Local Female Felons Whose Penalty has been reduced to a Misdemeanor | 4 |
| Contract Male Felons Whose Penalty has been reduced to a Misdemeanor | 0 |
| Contract Female Felons Whose Penalty has been reduced to a Misdemeanor | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Felons Whose Penalty has been reduced to a Misdemeanor | 1 |
| Elsewhere Female Felons Whose Penalty has been reduced to a Misdemeanor | 0 |
| Local Male Benchwarrants | 110 |
| Local Female Benchwarrants | 6 |
| Contract Male Benchwarrants | 0 |
| Contract Female Benchwarrants | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Benchwarrants | 0 |
| Elsewhere Female Benchwarrants | 0 |
| Local Male Pretrial Felons | 5,916 |
| Local Female Pretrial Felons | 754 |
| Contract Male Pretrial Felons | 0 |
| Contract Female Pretrial Felons | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Pretrial Felons | 560 |
| Elsewhere Female Pretrial Felons | 0 |
| Local Male Parole Violators or Blue Warrants | 227 |
| Local Female Parole Violators or Blue Warrants | 16 |
| Contract Male Parole Violators or Blue Warrants | 0 |
| Contract Female Parole Violators or Blue Warrants | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Parole Violators or Blue Warrants | 0 |
| Elsewhere Female Parole Violators or Blue Warrants | 0 |
| Local Male Parole Violators with a New Charge | 324 |
| Local Female Parole Violators with a New Charge | 7 |
| Contract Male Parole Violators with a New Charge | 0 |
| Contract Female Parole Violators with a New Charge | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Parole Violators with a New Charge | 0 |
| Elsewhere Female Parole Violators with a New Charge | 0 |
| Local Male Convicted Felons sentenced to county jail time | 11 |
| Local Female Convicted Felons sentenced to county jail time | 1 |
| Contract Male Convicted Felons sentenced to county jail time | 0 |
| Contract Female Convicted Felons sentenced to county jail time | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Convicted Felons sentenced to county jail time | 0 |
| Elsewhere Female Convicted Felons sentenced to county jail time | 0 |
| Local Male Convicted Felons and Parole Violators Sentenced TDCJ one of the following Divisions ID, SAFP, ISF | 347 |
| Local Female Convicted Felons and Parole Violators Sentenced TDCJ one of the following Divisions ID, SAFP, ISF | 28 |
| Contract Male Convicted Felons and Parole Violators Sentenced TDCJ one of the following Divisions ID, SAFP, ISF | 0 |
| Contract Female Convicted Felons and Parole Violators Sentenced TDCJ one of the following Divisions ID, SAFP, ISF | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Convicted Felons and Parole Violators Sentenced TDCJ one of the following Divisions ID, SAFP, ISF | 0 |
| Elsewhere Female Convicted Felons and Parole Violators Sentenced TDCJ one of the following Divisions ID, SAFP, ISF | 0 |
| Local Male Pretrial State Jail Felons (SJF) | 517 |
| Local Female Pretrial State Jail Felons (SJF) | 136 |
| Contract Male Pretrial State Jail Felons (SJF) | 0 |
| Contract Female Pretrial State Jail Felons (SJF) | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Pretrial State Jail Felons (SJF) | 29 |
| Elsewhere Female Pretrial State Jail Felons (SJF) | 0 |
| Local Male Convicted SJF sentenced to county jail time | 60 |
| Local Female Convicted SJF sentenced to county jail time | 6 |
| Contract Male Convicted SJF sentenced to county jail time | 0 |
| Contract Female Convicted SJF sentenced to county jail time | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Convicted SJF sentenced to county jail time | 5 |
| Elsewhere Female Convicted SJF sentenced to county jail time | 0 |
| Local Male Convicted SJF sentenced to state jail time | 89 |
| Local Female Convicted SJF sentenced to state jail time | 16 |
| Contract Male Convicted SJF sentenced to state jail time | 0 |
| Contract Female Convicted SJF sentenced to state jail time | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Convicted SJF sentenced to state jail time | 5 |
| Elsewhere Female Convicted SJF sentenced to state jail time | 0 |
| Local Male Others | 457 |
| Local Female Others | 97 |
| Contract Male Others | 0 |
| Contract Female Others | 0 |
| Elsewhere Male Others | 0 |
| Elsewhere Female Others | 0 |
| Male Federal Inmates | 4 |
| Female Federal Inmates | 1 |
| Local Male Paper Ready SAFP | 3 |
| Local Female Paper Ready SAFP | 4 |
| Elsewhere Male Paper Ready SAFP | 0 |
| Elsewhere Female Paper Ready SAFP | 0 |
| Contract Inmates (In-State Counties Only; Also Excludes Federal) | 0 |
| Out of State Contract Inmates (Excludes Federal) | 0 |
| Housed Elsewhere Inmates (In-State Counties Only) | 600 |
| Inmates Housed Out of State | Data Not Available |
| Capacity | 10,466 |
| Total Jail Population (Local + Contract + Federal) | 9,391 |
| % of Capacity | 0.90 |
Harris County's misdemeanor bail system has run under a federal consent decree (ODonnell v. Harris County) since 2019. The court-appointed monitor reports twice a year.
Checked against these sources on October 19, 2026.