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Houston City Council Advances New Development In Katy-Area Floodplain
Posted on · The vacant land is located near the Addicks dam.
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City of Houston
Houston Will Spend $650,000 To Boost 2020 Census Outreach
Posted on · If the population is undercounted, billions of dollars in federal funding could be at stake.
City of Houston
Houston’s Fire Chief: We Won’t Shut Down Fire Stations To Pay For Raises
Posted on · “I know that there is going to be an interruption with the status quo. But I anticipate that the voters knew that when this ballot measure was passed.”
City of Houston
Curbside Glass Recycling Returns To The Houston Area
Posted on · The city’s new recycling facility is open for business.
City of Houston
Turner Agrees To Garbage Fee Vote To Break Logjam Over Firefighter Cadets
Posted on · Council Member Dwight Boykins used procedural motions to bring council business to a crawl in protest of the mayor’s refusal to swear in firefighter cadets.
Politics
Boykins Delays Most Of Houston City Council Agenda As Fight Over Firefighters Continues
Posted on · City Council will have to wait two weeks to vote on today's agenda.
Politics
As Prop B Lawsuits Continue, Splits Emerge In Houston City Council
Posted on · The question of whether pay parity for firefighters is constitutional is still working its way through the courts. But some city council members are anxious to avoid the appearance that they’re thwarting the will of the voters.
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: National Emergency Declaration, And More Presidential Candidates
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest goings-on in government and politics in our weekly political roundup.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Future Transit Projects, And Adventure Playgrounds (Feb. 12, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: The debate over hiring more prosecutors, planning to meet our future mass transit needs, adventure playgrounds, and novelist Ann Weisgarber.
Politics
Council Members Weigh Options To Pay For Proposition B
Posted on · Houston City Council’s Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee are proposing nearly 20 ideas for how the city can pay for voter-mandated firefighter raises.
Houston Matters
Inside Renovation Plans For The Memorial Park Golf Course
Posted on · Renovations would allow the park to host the PGA Tour’s Houston Open by 2020.
City of Houston
Turner Says He Will Implement Proposition B – And That Means Layoffs
Posted on · As Houston City Council wrestles with tough spending choices, some members are using Mayor Sylvester Turner’s own warnings of an imminent fiscal crisis against him to make their point.
Houston Matters
290 Project Ends, And Live Music At The Airport: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts breaks down stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
City of Houston
Boykins Proposes Garbage Collection Fee To Pay For Firefighter Raises
Posted on · The Houston City Council Member says a flat monthly fee of at least $25 would generate enough revenue to cover pay parity without having to layoff city employees.
Arts & Culture
Houston Renews Funding For Airport Music Program After Bitter Fight
Posted on · Three million dollars in airline fees will support Harmony in the Air over the next three years.