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News from the Institute


HCIFS Earns Accreditation from National Association of Medical Examiners (HCIFS)
Date: 2/22/2022

Winter Storm-Related Deaths | February 2021 (HCIFS)
Date: 5/26/2021

ISO Standards Addressing Issues of Bias and Impartiality in Forensic Work (HCIFS)
Date: 12/18/2020

Development and Implementation of an Effective Blind Proficiency Testing Program (HCIFS)
Date: 12/17/2020

Confirmed Imelda Flood-Related Deaths (Final list) (HCIFS)
Date: 9/23/2019
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences Announces Certification to ISO 9001:2015 (HCIFS)
Date: 6/4/2019

Local Agencies Unite in Effort to Locate Missing Persons (Texas Center for the Missing)
Date: 4/5/2019
HCIFS Crime Laboratory Receives Accreditation (HCIFS)
Date: 1/29/2019

2018 Missing in Harris County Day (HCIFS)
Date: 4/18/2018

Confirmed Harvey Flood-Related Deaths (Final list) (HCIFS)
Date: 9/25/2017

Harris County DNA Laboratory Makes 5,000th DNA Database Hit (HCIFS)
Date: 6/12/2017

Harris County Opens New, State-of-the-Art Facility for HCIFS (HCIFS)
Date: 3/16/2017
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