YEAR Assistant District Attorneys 1985 18 1986 20 1987 34 1988 26 1989 35 1990 38 1991 30 1992 35 1993 29 1994 40 1995 20 1996 29 1997 29 1998 35 1999 30 2000 26 2001 36 2002 26 ...

HOUSTON - Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos acknowledged the life-changing results to the Haverstock Hills apartment community Thursday by distributing awards to various members of law enforcement for their extraordinary performance in improving the quality of life for the ...

One recent conference put fresh emphasis into the determination of the District Attorney’s Office to help agencies and individuals in need, even those far beyond the borders of Harris County. Denise Oncken, Chief of the DAO’s Crimes Against Children Division, ...

On the first and third Tuesdays of every month, a secure entrance of the Harris County Criminal Justice Center admits three friendly, four-legged therapeutic specialists. They display distinctive uniforms – orange bandanas – and the kind of casual, at-ease attitudes ...

Know the difference between Tango Blast and the MS 13? Or why there’s reason to be concerned about crossed-pistols tattoos? Most people won’t recognize these names of criminal organizations, or the obscure identifying signs displayed on gangsters’ skin. The Harris ...

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office No Refusal program, an effective tool in DWI enforcement, has now been extended to cover every weekend for the next 3 years. District Attorney Patricia Lykos announced that the DAO received a federal grant ...

The enforcement of sex offender registration laws has taken a major stride forward with the merger of those duties by the Houston Police Department and Harris County Sheriff’s Office. District Attorney Patricia Lykos, whose office assisted in setting up the ...

The District Attorney’s Office has secured Harris County’s first-ever permanent injunction to roust previously entrenched criminal street gangs from a community in Northeast Harris County. Civil District Judge Alexandra Smoots-Hogan granted the injunction sought by District Attorney Patricia Lykos as ...