Posted on · Voters won’t get to decide whether the fees stay or go, but they will get to vote on how they’re used. A Texas Supreme Court ruling eliminated restrictions that kept the City from moving collected fees into the general fund.
Posted on · The city says Southwest Key will have to reapply for permits and wait for new inspections before the facility can open
Posted on · HPFFA says Sylvester Turner and Dave Martin violated the Texas Election Code, but the Mayor contends the union is trying to block him from discussing the cost of pay parity
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Posted on · Turner said Houston is home to nearly 17,000 people of Peruvian, Chilean and Argentinian descent
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner said Houston will partner with the Black Heritage Society, which organized the nation’s first Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade 40 years ago. The MLK Parade Foundation has produced a competing event for the past two decades.
Posted on · During a press conference on Tuesday Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner expressed the City's and his personal opposition to setting up a facility in Houston to shelter immigrant children who have been split from their parents upon arrival to the border looking for asylum in the U.S.
Posted on · The program stems from a challenge to cities by then-President Obama to improve opportunities for boys and young men of color.
Posted on · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has told his Commission to End Gun Violence he wants measures in place to protect students before the end of summer vacation.
Posted on · The Mayor notes public transit is the most critical component as Houston plans for its future transportation needs and outlines some specifics in his State of Mobility speech
Posted on · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is preparing to roll out a commission to make policy recommendations on how to combat gun violence. The mayor first announced plans for the group in March.
Posted on · The HPFFA urges the City ‘to respect the will of the voters' and put the issue on the ballot
Posted on · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the FY 2019 budget, which he’ll present to City Council next week, will cut spending to every department except HPD
Posted on · In his State of the City message, Mayor Sylvester Turner told the Greater Houston Partnership that HPD is badly understaffed, noting that almost a third of its officers are eligible to retire today
Posted on · Mayor Turner's formal remarks will be followed by a "fireside chat" with interviewer Scott McClelland, President of H-E-B Food & Drug and Vice Chair of the Greater Houston Partnership