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== Death penalty ==
== Death penalty ==
More executions have taken place in Harris County than in Alabama and Georgia combined.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chammah |first=Maurice |date=2014-12-17 |title=The Slow Death of the Death Penalty |url=https://www.themarshallproject.org/2014/12/17/the-slow-death-of-the-death-penalty |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=The Marshall Project |language=en}}</ref>
More executions have taken place in Harris County than in Alabama and Georgia combined.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chammah |first=Maurice |date=2014-12-17 |title=The Slow Death of the Death Penalty |url=https://www.themarshallproject.org/2014/12/17/the-slow-death-of-the-death-penalty |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=The Marshall Project |language=en}}</ref>

In Texas, the county pays for both the prosecution and the defense in death penalty trials.<ref name=":0" />


== List of Harris County district attorneys ==
== List of Harris County district attorneys ==

Revision as of 05:50, 19 December 2024

The Harris County District Attorney is the elected prosecutor of Harris County, Texas. Currently, this position is held by Kim Ogg.

Death penalty

More executions have taken place in Harris County than in Alabama and Georgia combined.[1]

In Texas, the county pays for both the prosecution and the defense in death penalty trials.[1]

List of Harris County district attorneys

References

  1. ^ a b Chammah, Maurice (2014-12-17). "The Slow Death of the Death Penalty". The Marshall Project. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  2. ^ Hardy, Michael (2016-09-12). "A Hard Look at the Harris County District Attorney's Office". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  3. ^ Pugh, Clifford (September 1, 2013). "Houstonians mourn death of Harris County District Attorney Mike Anderson". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  4. ^ Turner, Allan (2007-07-25). "Former DA ran powerful death-penalty machine". Chron. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  5. ^ Seiver, Simone (2015-08-11). "Why Three Counties That Loved the Death Penalty Have Almost Stopped Pursuing It". The Marshall Project. Retrieved 2024-12-19.