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Proposed charter amendment aims to give city greater representation on Houston-Galveston Area Council

Posted on · The 37-member board of directors for the H-GAC, which allocates federal, state and local funding for the 13-county region, includes only two members from Houston.

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Transportation

I-45 rebuild in Harris County expected to start in 2024 & end in 2042

Posted on · According to TxDOT's resent presentation to the Houston-Galveston Area Council, its $9.7 billion plan to widen and reroute I-45 near and north of downtown includes a series of sub-projects in three overarching segments.

Houston Matters

The slow process of disaster recovery, five years after Harvey (Aug. 24, 2022)

Posted on · On Wednesday’s show: We break down the latest developments in the world of poltics. Then we discuss flood mitigation efforts five years after Harvey and reflect on the slow pace of recovery from such a disaster.

Houston Matters

Full Show: Houston’s Future Transportation Needs, And The Effect Of Freestanding ERs (May 24, 2019)

Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Planning for the region's future transportation needs, the effect of free-standing ERs on health care, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and the growing hobby of homebrewing.