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New city initiative aims to provide free meals during housing process for homeless population

Ashley Brown

Posted on November 3, 2022 · The initiative is called "Dinner to Housing", and will focus on providing the homeless with all the resources they need to transition off the streets. 

Tags central library downtown Dinner to Housing homeless camps Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner

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Political Roundup: Abbott Asks Washington For Harvey Aid, Mueller Indictments Come Down, And Speculation On A Successor For Straus

Abner Fletcher

Posted on November 1, 2017 · Houston Matters discusses the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Federal Judge Considers Houston’s Homeless Camp Ban

Ed Mayberry

Posted on October 31, 2017 · Houston's mayor testified in federal court in defense of the city ordinance against homeless encampments; a judge ruled in August that the ban infringes on the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment"

Tags ACLU American Civil Liberties Union homeless camps homeless encampments

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Texas “Death Star Law” ruled unconstitutional by judge; Houston officials celebrate

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 30, 2023 · Attorneys for Houston and more than a dozen other cities argued House Bill 2127 was unconstitutionally vague and violated the Texas Constitution’s Home Rule provision. Judge Guerra Gamble of Travis County agreed.

Tags 88th Texas Legislature Death Star Bill home rule Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner local government

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Houston not among stops on Travis Scott’s upcoming Utopia — Circus Maximus tour

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 30, 2023 · The Utopia-Circus Maximus tour includes 28 dates from October through December, but none in the rapper's hometown, even though Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner previously said Scott would be performing downtown at the Toyota Center.

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Houston picked to host Republican National Convention in 2028

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 25, 2023 · The city last hosted the RNC in 1992. Houston beat fellow finalists Miami and Nashville in its bid to host the event in 2028.

Tags Houston First Corporation Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Houston politics Republican National Convention RNC

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City of Houston

Houston considering mandatory water usage restrictions for city residents

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 23, 2023 · Houston Public Works is asking residents to conserve water by limiting their outdoor watering to two days per week and between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Tags drought drought conditions Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Houston Public Works water restrictions water usage

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