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Homeless Camp Ordinance Gets Blocked: The Good, Bad And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · Our panel of non-experts discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly of the week's news.
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Houston Matters
Houston’s Ban on Homeless Camps Blocked — For Now
Posted on · A federal judge rules the City of Houston can’t enforce a ban on homeless camps. We hear reaction from the ACLU and Mayor Turner.
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UPDATE: Court temporarily blocks Houston homeless ordinance, Turner Talks About Public Hazard
Posted on · In a statement, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said city officials were "disappointed in the order" but hope Hoyt reconsiders when he hears the merits.
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Houston Group Says Upcoming Outsourcing Of Foster Care In Texas Needs More Funding
Posted on · Children at Risk has researched the topic and says Kansas could be used as a reference.
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City Wants To Boost Mayor Turner’s Plan To Fight Homelessness In Houston This Summer
Posted on · It is using federal funding usually allotted to building affordable housing and apartment complexes to provide rental housing for the homeless.
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Salvation Army Will Open New Homeless Shelter In Montgomery County
Posted on · The new facility will have a maximum capacity of 128 individuals.
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Ordinance Banning Houston’s Homeless Encampments Goes Into Effect
Posted on · City workers escorted by HPD cleaned up one of the hot spots, located at the intersection of Highway 59 and Caroline Street.
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Homeless Houstonians Have Mixed Reactions About The Encampments Ordinance
Posted on · Some welcome it and say they will respect it and others think it is unfair.
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The ACLU And Some Houstonians Criticize City Ordinance About Encampments
Posted on · The civil rights group says it criminalizes homeless people, but Mayor Turner disagrees.
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Houston City Council Bans Public Encampments For the Homeless
Posted on · Nonetheless, Mayor Sylvester Turner underlines the goal isn’t to criminalize that group.
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Chief Acevedo Wants HPD To Implement A More Data Driven Policing Model
Posted on · He also announced the 2017 edition of the March On Crime initiative.
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Volunteers Begin 2017 Houston Area Homeless Count
Posted on · Several agencies are conducting their annual count of Houston's homeless population. The 2017 homeless count identifies the number of sheltered and unsheltered individuals in Houston and several surrounding counties.
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Houston Mayor, Council Members Spread Thanksgiving Joy To Formerly Homeless
Posted on · The number of people living on the streets of Houston has been dropping. One reason is what the city’s mayor saw first-hand when he helped serve a Thanksgiving meal.
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New Center To Help Homeless LGBT Youth Set To Open In Montrose After Months Of Delays
Posted on · The long road to getting “Tony’s Place” up and running is an example of how challenging it can be to create new services for the homeless in Houston.
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What Made This Year’s Event To Help Houston Homeless Veterans Different
Posted on · News 88.7 reporter Al Ortiz talks about this year’s Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center’s annual event to help veterans in Houston, many of them homeless, and what makes it special.