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Qatar Gives Houston $2.5 Million to Help Reduce Homelessness
Posted on · The Gulf monarchy’s donation comes as part of a campaign to aid Greater Houston’s long-term recovery from Harvey.
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City of Houston
Turner Warns of Deep Cuts to Houston Fire Department If Pay Parity Passes
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner says he plans to overhaul the department even if Proposition B fails. The firefighters’ union is threatening legal action.
City of Houston
Mayor Turner Enacts Hiring Freeze, Warning of Mass Layoffs If Pay Parity Passes
Posted on · The Mayor says that passage of Proposition B, granting firefighters pay parity with police, would nearly double the city’s projected budget shortfall next year.
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Momentum for Firefighter Pay Parity Grows, Despite Turner’s Opposition
Posted on · The Houston Mayor argues the near-$300 million price tag for Proposition B would wreck the city’s finances. He’s having a tough time convincing voters, especially Democrats.
City of Houston
Turner Kicks Off Campaign Against Firefighter Pay Parity Amendment
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner says the ballot initiative would blow a hole in the city’s budget. The union representing Houston’s firefighters says it’s a matter of equity.
City of Houston
Turner to Neighborhoods Still Recovering from Harvey: “You Are Not Forgotten”
Posted on · The Mayor says there are hundreds, possibly thousands, of Houstonians still living in flood-damaged homes one year after the storm struck
City of Houston
Houston Puts Dedicated Drainage Fees On November 6 Ballot
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.
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UPDATE: Houston Facility for Migrant Children “Lacks Proper Permits to Open”
Posted on · The city says Southwest Key will have to reapply for permits and wait for new inspections before the facility can open
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UPDATE: Firefighters Union Sue Houston Mayor, Council Member
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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Top Stories: Mayor Responds to Firefighters Lawsuit, Judge Orders to Release Immigrant Children from Houston Shelter, And More
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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Leads South America Trip
Posted on · Turner said Houston is home to nearly 17,000 people of Peruvian, Chilean and Argentinian descent
City of Houston
Mayor Turner Says Houston Will Have One, Official MLK Day Parade In 2019
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.
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Mayor Turner Says He Does Not Support Use Of Facility In Houston To House Children Separated From Families
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.
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Three Years On, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Calls “My Brother’s Keeper” A Success
Posted on · The program stems from a challenge to cities by then-President Obama to improve opportunities for boys and young men of color.
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State Lawmakers, Houston Officials Weigh Measures To Curb School Shootings
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.