HOUSTON, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harris County Hospital District Foundation honored former Mayor Bob Lanier, one of Houston's most respected and beloved citizens, with the Ben Taub Humanitarian Award during ceremonies on Wednesday, October 21st.

By Renee C. Lee, Houston Chronicle Jun. 18--Community leaders and health care leaders are rallying to establish a trauma center in Montgomery County to provide more immediate care in emergency situations such as car accidents or shootings.

By Liz Austin Peterson, Houston Chronicle May 2--The Harris County Hospital District and the Texas Attorney General's Office have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the privacy of medical records for a Houston jail inmate who died while hog-tied in a padded cell, a hospital district spokesman said this week.

Famed Tejano singer-songwriter Emilio Navaira III underwent emergency brain surgery after he was critically injured in a tour bus smashup in Houston.

By Bill Murphy, Houston Chronicle Feb. 19--The Harris County Hospital District is seeking a 5 percent increase in spending despite seeing significantly fewer patients in the current budget year.