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HCIFS Earns Accreditation from National Association of Medical ExaminersHCIFS2/22/2022https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/NAME2022FINAL.pdfActive
Winter Storm-Related Deaths | February 2021HCIFS5/26/2021https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/WinterStorm2021_5.26.2021_website.pdfActive
ISO Standards Addressing Issues of Bias and Impartiality in Forensic WorkHCIFS12/18/2020https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/ISO_Standards_and_Bias_Pierce_Dror.pdfActive
Development and Implementation of an Effective Blind Proficiency Testing ProgramHCIFS12/17/2020https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/Blind_Proficiency_Testing_Pierce_Cook.pdfActive
Confirmed Imelda Flood-Related Deaths (Final list)HCIFS9/23/2019https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/19-0923_11am_Harris_County_Imelda-Related%20Deaths.pdfActive
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences Announces Certification to ISO 9001:2015HCIFS6/4/2019https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/Press-Release-ISO-9001-Final-060419-002.pdfActive
Local Agencies Unite in Effort to Locate Missing PersonsTexas Center for the Missing4/5/2019https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/MIHCD_Media_Release_2019.pdfActive
HCIFS Crime Laboratory Receives AccreditationHCIFS1/29/2019ArticleActive
2018 Missing in Harris County DayHCIFS4/18/2018https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/18-0418FINAL-MIHCAdvancePressRelease.pdfActive
Confirmed Harvey Flood-Related Deaths (Final list)HCIFS9/25/2017https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/HarrisCountyHarvey-RelatedDeaths.pdfActive
Harris County DNA Laboratory Makes 5,000th DNA Database HitHCIFS6/12/2017https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/17-0612FINAL5000CodisHit.pdfActive
Harris County Opens New, State-of-the-Art Facility for HCIFSHCIFS3/16/2017https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/17-0316HCIFS_RC_PressRelease.pdfActive
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Univision lets their audience know about our Unidentified Persons Web PageUnivision5/14/2021https://www.univision.com/local/houston-kxln/el-condado-de-harris-tiene-una-base-de-datos-de-fallecidos-que-no-han-podido-ser-identificados-esto-debes-saber-videohttps://www.univision.com/local/houston-kxln/el-condado-de-harris-tiene-una-base-de-datos-de-fallecidos-que-no-han-podido-ser-identificados-esto-debes-saber-video
Number of People Who Died In Winter Storm Still UnknownTexas Standard3/9/2021https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/21-0309-Number_People_Died_Winter_Storm_still_Unknown-TX_Standard.pdf
Path of the Pandemic-How the coronavirus came to TexasThe Dallas Morning News9/14/2020https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/Path_of_the_Pandemic_How_the_coronavirus_came_to_Texas.pdf
COVID's true toll in Texas is even higher than reported, federal data showsHouston Chronicle8/13/2020https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/COVID_true_toll_in_Texas_is_even_higher_than_reported.pdf
Houston pathologists hoping autopsy research will unlock new COVID-19 treatmentsClick Two Houston6/11/2020https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/20-0611-Path_Autopsy_Reseach_Unlock%20C19_KPRC_Click_2.pdf
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences moves cautiously and positively through the COVID-19 pandemicTMC News6/3/2020https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/20-0603-HCIFS%20Moves_Through_Covid-19_Pandemic-TMC%20NEWS.pdf
Why We Can't Dismiss Any COVID-19 DeathsLife Hacker4/28/2020Why We Can't Dismiss Any COVID-19 Deaths
Forensics On CallTMC Pulse Magazine3/20/2020https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/forensics_pulse_feb20.pdf
What's Killing Texans?Texas Medicine Magazine6/1/2019https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/June_2019_Death_stats.pdf
Families of missing seek clarity for what happens, how they can helpChron.com4/27/2019https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/19-0427-Families_of_Missing_Seek_Clarity-Houston_Chronicle.pdf
New sketch released of human head found in trash bagABC13.com4/27/2019https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/19-0427-Sketch-released-of-severed-head-at-L.Houston-ABC13.com.pdf
Texas Center for the Missing Facebook PageTexas Center for the Missing4/27/2019https://www.facebook.com/MIHCD/
Identifying remains with DNA tests on Missing in Harris County DayHouston Press4/25/2019https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/19-0425-Identify_remains-MIHCDay-HoustonPress.pdf
Elephant Tranquilizer Drug Carfentanil Hits Houston StreetsTMC News6/29/2017https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/17-0629-Elephant-Carfentanil-Hits-H-TMCNews.pdf
Families turn out for help finding their missing loved onesHouston Chronicle6/10/2017https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/17-0610-Families%20_help_find-loved_ones-Chronicle.pdf
Parents of missing children won't give up hope: Event connects families with groups, resources to help locate loved onesHouston Chronicle6/9/2017https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/17-0609-Parents_of_Missing_Children_%20wont%20_give_up_hope-Chronicle.pdf
Harris County To Host 2017 Missing in Harris County DayHouston Patch6/9/2017https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/17-0609-HC-Host-MIHCDay-HoustonPatch.pdf
Harris County Officially Opens New State Of The Art Institute Of Forensic SciencesKUHF/Houston Public Media3/16/2017https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/17-0316-HCIFS-Opens-New-Building-HoustonPublicMedia.pdf
A Sneak Peek Inside Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences’ New BuildingTexas Medical Center News 3/15/2017Online News Article
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 LaboratoryGuidry News Service10/22/2014https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/14-1022GuidryNews-HCIFSBreaksGroundonHCsNewForensicFacility.pdf
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