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Harris County to spend $2.6 million on a new policing program - DefenderNetwork.com

Harris County leaders unanimously approved a $2.6 million policing initiative they say will target communities with high rates of violent crime in unincorporated Harris County. County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced the proposal ahead of Commissioners Court Tuesday. The plan, developed by the sheriff’s office, includes on average more than 90 additional law enforcement officers per […]

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