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Harris County DNA Laboratory Makes 5,000th DNA Database Hit
HCIFS
6/12/2017
https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/17-0612FINAL5000CodisHit.pdf
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Harris County Opens New, State-of-the-Art Facility for HCIFS
HCIFS
3/16/2017
https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/17-0316HCIFS_RC_PressRelease.pdf
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HCIFS Earns Accreditation from National Association of Medical Examiners
HCIFS
2/28/2017
https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/17-0228%20FINAL%20NAME%20Accreditation%20Release.pdf
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HCIFS Forensic Toxicology Laboratory Receives Accreditation
HCIFS Forensic Toxicology Article
11/28/2016
https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/16-1128FINALABFTRe-Accreditationtg.pdf
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HCIFS Awarded ‘Accreditation with Commendation’ from the Texas Medical Association Committee on Continuing Education
HCIFS
9/27/2016
Press Release
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FIRST Anthropology Laboratory in nation to be accredited by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board
HCIFS Forensic Anthropology Article
10/5/2015
/Documents/15-1005-FINAL-Anthro-Accreditation.pdf
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Families turn out for help finding their missing loved ones
Houston Chronicle
6/10/2017
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Families-turn-out-for-help-finding-their-missing-11211124.php?ipid=houstex#photo-13059998
Unsolved cases: Helping families of the missing find closure
KHOU/Channel 11
6/9/2017
http://www.khou.com/news/local/unsolved-cases-helping-families-of-the-missing-find-closure-1/447577021
http://www.khou.com/news/local/unsolved-cases-helping-families-of-the-missing-find-closure-1/447577021
Parents of missing children won't give up hope: Event connects families with groups, resources to help locate loved ones
Houston Chronicle
6/9/2017
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Parents-of-missing-children-won-t-give-up-hope-11209548.php
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Parents-of-missing-children-won-t-give-up-hope-11209548.php
Harris County To Host 2017 Missing in Harris County Day
Houston Patch
6/9/2017
https://patch.com/texas/houston/harris-county-host-2017-missing-harris-county-day
(Spanish) Para familias hispanas de Texas el ADN es la clave para encontrar a desaparecidos
Mundo Hispánico
6/9/2017
https://mundohispanico.com/ciudades/houston-texas/para-familias-hispanas-de-texas-el-adn-es-la-clave-para-encontrar-a-desaparecidos-video
Harris County Officially Opens New State Of The Art Institute Of Forensic Sciences
KUHF/Houston Public Media
3/16/2017
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/03/16/192240/harris-county-officially-opens-new-state-of-the-art-institute-of-forensic-sciences/
Harris County Opens New, State-of-the-Art Building for the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences: Ribbon cut on the new home for the county’s Medical Examiner and Crime Laboratory
Guidry News Service
3/16/2017
Published IFS Press Release
Harris County Forensic Institute Opens $75M Facility, Gets Certification
Forensic Magazine
3/16/2017
Online News Article
A Sneak Peek Inside Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences’ New Building
Texas Medical Center News
3/15/2017
Online News Article
Identifying the Unknown
TMC Pulse
12/2/2015
/Documents/15-1202-TMC-Pulse-Article.pdf
A First for Forensic Anthropology at a Texas Crime Lab
Forensic Magazine
9/8/2015
/Documents/15-0908-Forensic-Magazine.pdf
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