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District Attorney Kim Ogg revealed unprecedented funding to community organizations to address crime prevention and rehabilitation, emphasizing that investing in communities enhances public safety.

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DA Ogg filed new charges against former Harris County Public Health Director Barbie Robinson, accusing her of involvement in a $40 million bid-rigging scheme, demonstrating Ogg's ongoing e9orts to combat public corruption.

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DA Ogg announced her intention to seek the death penalty for two individuals accused of the brutal sexual assault and murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, reflecting her commitment to pursuing justice in heinous crimes.

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DA Kim Ogg criticized federal immigration policies, linking them to increased crime in Houston, and emphasized the need for stricter border enforcement to ensure public safety.

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DA Kim Ogg announced charges against five individuals involved in a scheme to manipulate Texas's teacher certification exams, highlighting her commitment to combating public corruption.

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In a Houston Chronicle opinion piece, Senator Ted Cruz and Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg urged reforms to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies following the tragic death of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray. Nungaray was allegedly murdered by two Venezuelan nationals who had entered the U.S. illegally and were released into the country under ICE's "Alternatives to Detention" program. Cruz and Ogg criticized the program, arguing that such "catch and release" policies fail to protect the public and calling for stricter detention measures to prevent similar tragedies.

DA Ogg and Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced felony charges against former city employees and contractors involved in an emergency water repair scam, signaling a firm stance against municipal corruption.

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District Attorney Kim Ogg referred the ongoing corruption investigation involving sta9ers of County Judge Lina Hidalgo to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's o9ice, citing the need for an independent review.

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused most courts to come to a halt in 2020 and created an unprecedented backlog of cases in Harris County. At the start of 2022, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office faced a backlog of 145,050 cases, with only 367 prosecutors.

Our office developed an Emergency Case Backlog Reduction Plan that considered funding issues, limited prosecutor numbers, multiple buildings, and courts not fully operating in person.

The first stage of the plan was to craft a strategy to review more than 30,000 misdemeanors and state jail felonies under a new paradigm, in which every possible non-victim case was considered for an alternative solution instead of jail, prison, or formal supervision by the Community Corrections and Supervision Department, and secure funding for prosecutors to review these cases through an after-hours overtime program.

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Attorney led anti-gang task force, fueled tips with cash rewards

Houston attorney Kim Ogg has never been a victim of violent crime herself. But as a young girl, a terrifying event foreshadowed her chosen career path — helping the loved ones of victims targeted by violent predators and killers.

Ogg, 48, was just a small child when her mother was kidnapped at knifepoint from a downtown Houston bank parking lot in 1963. She escaped unharmed from the man's moving car. He would abduct and rape two other women later that day.

"We didn't talk about it very much," Ogg says of her mother's ordeal 45 years ago. "But as I look back now, I see that affected everything we did in a lot of ways. It had a long-lasting effect, I think, on all of us — but very subtly.

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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg is running for a third term as the county's top prosecutor.

She is facing opposition from Sean Teare, one of her former employees. Teare announced his run for the office on ABC13 last month.

But Ogg said she has unfinished business, and as much as she talks about her team's accomplishment's during her first two terms, there is work to do.

"Having consistency in policy, in messaging, and in practice is what you want from a district attorney," Ogg told ABC13. "Controversy's just going to come with the job."

 

 

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