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View MoreHidalgo calls special meeting to pause Harris County Flock cameras
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo called for a special Commissioners Court meeting and wants the county's $868,975 Flock camera program paused until privacy safeguards are added to the contract.
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View MoreSpring ambulance company data breach affects 14,324 Texans
A ransomware attack on City Ambulance Service, headquartered in Spring, exposed Social Security numbers, medical records and other sensitive data for 14,324 Texans, according to a disclosure filed with the Texas Attorney General's office.
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View MoreDeputies find missing Spring 12-year-old safe Saturday
Twelve-year-old Gavin Boker, who has autism, was found safe and returned home Saturday, Sept. 5, after Harris County Precinct 4 deputies and community members searched the area near Woodbark Road in Spring; he had gone to an event without telling his caretaker.
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View MoreDPS keeps 940 Flock cameras running despite Abbott funding freeze
The Texas Department of Public Safety will maintain its 940-camera Flock surveillance network despite Gov. Abbott's Aug. 27 funding freeze, and is now restricting data access to agencies with signed agreements, raising questions about how Harris County law enforcement and Spring-area districts use the system.
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View MoreHarris County auto thefts drop 41% as HCSO raids chop shops
Harris County vehicle thefts fell 41% through the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, as the Harris County Sheriff's Office Auto Theft Task Force raided three suspected chop shop locations and recovered four stolen vehicles and 252 parts.
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View MoreSpring Fire badges 10 new firefighters after academy
Ten new firefighters received their badges from the Spring Fire Department on Friday, Sept. 4, after completing the department's new-hire orientation academy, adding to a force that serves 168,000 residents across 62 square miles.
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View MoreTwo face felony charges after $1,150 theft at Spring business
Montgomery County Precinct 3 deputies arrested Gregory Paul Tucker and Noralba Zetino on felony theft charges after the pair allegedly stole about $1,150 from a Riley Fuzzel Road business and were linked to a second theft on Kuykendahl Road.
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View MoreFlood Watch holds near Spring as Edouard's rain lingers
Tropical Storm Edouard has moved north but leftover moisture keeps a Flood Watch active near Spring through Thursday afternoon, with scattered showers and storms expected each day of Labor Day weekend.
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View MoreSheriff's office seeks missing Spring man last seen on Budde Road
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help locate John MacDonald, a 79-year-old Spring man missing since Aug. 26 who was last seen driving a gray 2014 Toyota Camry near Budde Road.
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View MoreHCSO runs active shooter drill at Spring's Faithbridge Church
The Harris County Sheriff's Office completed a multi-agency active shooter drill at Faithbridge Church on Stuebner Airline Road in Spring on Sept. 2, testing tactical coordination and critical-incident response.
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View MoreSpring's free flood tool tracks bayou levels, roads in real time
The Harris County Flood Warning System, a free online tool at harriscountyfws.org, lets Spring-area residents monitor real-time bayou levels, rainfall totals and flooded roads, and sign up for text and email alerts tied to specific gauge stations near their homes.
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View MoreEdouard knocks out power for 70,000 Entergy Texas customers
Tropical Storm Edouard knocked out power for about 70,000 Entergy Texas customers across the utility's 27-county service area, with more than 1,500 crews working in shifts to restore electricity as the storm weakens.
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