Posted on · The Housing Stability Task Force -- a group convened by Houston and Harris County's recovery czars -- has unanimously recommended a grace period ordinance. Mayor Sylvester Turner won't do it.
Posted on · District B residents have been waiting to elect a council member since November of last year.
Posted on · Three Houston neighborhoods will be included in a pilot program as the city unveils new development standards that emphasize alternative transportation.
Posted on · For months, members of the public have continued to ask Mayor Sylvester Turner to vote on a measure giving renters more time to pay rent as the region continues to struggle with an economic and public health disaster.
Posted on · The only formal emergency eviction protections in place in the Houston area are set to expire on July 25.
Posted on · In week 19 of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Houston area, Harris County is still struggling to stop its spread.
Posted on · HFD began the pandemic understaffed, due to relatively low firefighter salaries, according to the Houston firefighters union president.
Posted on · The move comes after calls from local officials and business leaders to go virtual, amid the worsening COVID-19 crisis.
Posted on · The Mayor's police reform task force could overhaul how civilians keep an eye on alleged police misconduct.
Posted on · The move comes as legislators and workers expressed concern over the safety of such an event.
Posted on · The spread of COVID-19 in Harris County is at a "severe and uncontrolled level," Hidalgo said at a press conference Friday.
Posted on · The meeting, which began at 10 a.m. and continued into the evening, dealt with potential changes to the Houston Police Department and the Independent Police Oversight Board, especially in regards to police shootings.
Posted on · County and city officials have declined to take actions that are currently protecting renters from eviction in other Texas cities.
Posted on · NAACP Houston branch president James M. Douglas condemned the decision to relocate the Spirit of the Confederacy statue to the Houston Museum of African American Culture.
Posted on · Experts say it's an important first step, but the plan has lots of limitations.