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Ashley Brown is a news reporter at Houston Public Media, News 88.7. She covers a range of topics, primarily focusing on Houston City Hall.
Before moving back to Houston in 2022, she worked at WHQR Public Radio in Wilmington, NC where she covered city and county government, homelessness and community impact stories.

Ashley holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Sam Houston State University and a master’s degree in professional communication and digital media from Texas Southern University.

When she’s not reporting, she loves spending time with friends and family, reading, working out, and trying new brunch spots around Houston.

Ignite change and curiosity, with Houston Public Media

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Flyer from Houston City Council candidate Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, which attacks Mario Castillo, criticized as ‘homophobic dog whistle’

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Posted on December 1, 2023 · The Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus and Reyes-Revilla endorser Adrian Garcia both condemned a Thursday mailer that shows Reyes-Revilla with her husband and two kids juxtaposed with a photo of Castillo and his husband. Reyes-Revilla says she supports the LGBTQ community.

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City of Houston to expand ride-share program in Third Ward to Second Ward, other neighborhoods

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Posted on November 30, 2023 · Community members are provided free rides to places like the grocery store, doctor's appointments, pharmacies, and other locations. About 30% of households in Third Ward do not have a vehicle. 

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Transportation

Houston officials create truck route plan, limiting 18 wheelers on certain city streets

Ashley Brown

Posted on November 29, 2023 · The city will designate certain roads as truck routes, preventing big trucks with three or more axles or weighing more than 26,000 pounds from driving on smaller streets, with the exception of deliveries being performed. 

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Houston City Council members proposing ordinance to address skyrocketing water bills

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Houston City Council approves alcohol-free zone near Heights daycare

Ashley Brown

Posted on July 26, 2023 · The city approved the ordinance a decade ago to allow daycares to operate without alcohol sales nearby, but no one had ever asked for the law to be applied until now.

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Houston City Council member proposing new dashboard to track gun violence

Ashley Brown

Posted on July 21, 2023 · Abbie Kamin wants the city to create a dashboard that would include information from trauma centers, medical examiners and law enforcement, with the goal it can help lead to initiatives that reduce gun violence.

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A Heights daycare wants to enforce city ordinance of it being an alcohol free zone, making it the first facility to apply it

Ashley Brown

Posted on July 14, 2023 · According to officials, to date, no alcohol-free-zones have been created for daycare centers or childcare facilities. 

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City of Houston makes changes to parking regulations, rules for disputing tickets

Ashley Brown

Posted on July 13, 2023 · A payment plan has been added to allow customers to make payments for booted vehicles who aren't able to pay in full. 

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Black farmers open grocery store in food-insecure neighborhood Sunnyside

Ashley Brown

Posted on July 3, 2023 · The store also delivers food boxes with produce that comes from Black farmers.

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Fort Bend ISD to provide school supply kits at all Title I campuses

Ashley Brown

Posted on July 3, 2023 · More than 16,000 students across 27 schools will receive school supply kits.

Health & Science

Houston area animal shelters receiving twice as many heat distress calls compared to last year

Ashley Brown

Posted on June 27, 2023 · There were 243 heat-related calls from June 1 - June 20, compared to 87 calls last year around that same time.

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City of Houston files lawsuit against lounge after multiple violations, shooting that leaves six injured

Ashley Brown

Posted on June 17, 2023 · The business has failed to take responsibility for recurring nuisance behavior at the nightclub, according to the lawsuit.

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Houston to boost enforcement at after-hours establishments due to recent shootings

Ashley Brown

Posted on June 14, 2023 · It requires BYOB establishments to follow a number of measures and the city said it is now checking to see if those businesses are in compliance. 

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Arts & Culture

Houston-area organization invests $6 million for ‘under-recognized’ and ‘underfunded’ artists of color

Ashley Brown

Posted on June 13, 2023 · The organization awarded 25 local artists $20,000 each this past Sunday at the 2023 BANF Artist Awards to use as they see fit. 

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City of Houston approves $6.2 billion budget, includes employee raises, funding for drainage projects

Ashley Brown

Posted on June 8, 2023 · The 2024 budget includes a 3% pay raise for municipal workers, including police, and a 6% raise for firefighters, the third pay raise in the last three years.

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City of Houston, DOJ reach settlement on alleged illegal dumping discrimination

Ashley Brown

Posted on June 6, 2023 · The guidelines require the city to do more community outreach, monitor and provide data on its efforts to address illegal dumping, and explore additional enforcement on commercial dumpers. 

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Local

National campaign for Supreme Court reform makes stop in Houston

Ashley Brown

Posted on June 2, 2023 · Demands the campaign is pushing are expansion of the Supreme Court and adding about three to four seats to the court, impose term limits and a stronger code of ethics.  

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City of Houston to launch sidewalk resilience program in Gulfton, Kashmere Gardens to improve conditions

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Posted on June 2, 2023 · The city identified the Gulfton and Kashmere Gardens communities as pilot projects for the plan.

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Houston and Harris County to host fourth gun buyback event

Ashley Brown

Posted on May 30, 2023 · Officials said 2,800 unwanted firearms have been collected so far from the first three events. 

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