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UPDATE: Turner Stresses Discrepancies With FEMA On Housing Assistance Six Months After Harvey, Launches Volunteer Program
Posted on · The City will launch a new volunteer program called ‘Houston Still Needs You’
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Houston Doesn’t Have Money To Build Third Reservoir: Mayor Turner
Posted on · Houston Mayor said that the cost of another reservoir is around $500 million and added that Texans need the same kind of federal assistance that Louisiana received after Hurricane Katrina, and New York and New Jersey got following Hurricane Sandy
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Your Questions for Mayor Sylvester Turner: Friday’s Show (September 30, 2016)
Posted on · Earlier this month (Sept. 14, 2016), Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced a preliminary plan to reform the city’s pension system and address an unfunded liability in the billions, paying it off over thirty years. The plan will, among other measures, lower the assumed rate of return on pension investments to seven percent, which Turner says […]
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Houston Mayor Urges State Board To Reject Controversial Textbook
Posted on · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is asking the Texas Board of Education to reject a controversial textbook.
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Former Houston Mayor Will Be Honored Along Grand Parkway
Posted on · Officials have voted to designate the road as the Bob Lanier Memorial Parkway.
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Houston City Council Set To Vote On Changes To Campaign Finance Ordinance
Posted on · Some worry the new rules would give an even bigger advantage to incumbents and wealthier candidates.
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Teacher Appraisal, Mayor Parker, and Storm Stories: Wednesday’s show (May 11, 2016)
Posted on · Last month, the Association of Professional Educators announced a petition to challenge the state’s planned updated appraisal system tying teacher evaluation scores to student performance on standardized tests. That announcement followed a lawsuit brought by the Texas State Teachers Association, seeking to invalidate part of the new evaluation system being planned by Texas Education Commissioner […]
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If Solving Houston’s Pothole Problem Is So Easy, Why Didn’t Parker Do It?
Posted on · The city of Houston says it’s on its way to meet Mayor Sylvester Turner’s goal of filling every pothole that is reported within 24 hours - less than two weeks after his inauguration.
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Sylvester Turner Faces First Challenge At City Council After Being Inaugurated As Mayor
Posted on · Council Member Michael Kubosh wanted to delay appointing Council Member Ellen Cohen as mayor pro tem, although the council ultimately approved the appointment.
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In Inaugural Speech, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Lays Out Plans To Fix Roads, Finances
Posted on · The new mayor took the oath of office during a ceremony at Jones Hall on Monday morning.
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Inauguration Ceremonies Held for Mayor Turner, Council Members
Posted on · At inauguration ceremonies this morning (Jan. 4, 2016) at Jones Hall, Mayor Sylvester Turner took the oath of office, along with new city council members and City Controller Chris Brown. In his inaugural address, Mayor Turner shared some of his personal journey in politics and a positive message regarding the challenges facing the City of Houston. And […]
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Outgoing Houston Mayor Annise Parker Leaves Some Unfinished Business To Her Successor
Posted on · Mayor-elect Sylvester Turner will have to deal with several important issues Parker hasn’t been able to resolve.
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Why Fort Bend County Had A Big Impact On Houston’s Mayoral Runoff Election
Posted on · The race for Houston’s next mayor was decided by a little more than 4,000 votes. If you were monitoring the vote on Saturday night, you probably didn’t get the full picture.
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What Challenges Face Houston’s Next Mayor?
Posted on · On Saturday (Dec. 12, 2015), Houston voters went to the polls and narrowly elected Sylvester Turner as the next Mayor of Houston. Turner, who eked out the runoff election win with 51 percent of the vote, reinforced in his victory speech that he “will do [his] very, very best to represent every single Houstonian in this city.” The […]
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Sylvester Turner Elected Mayor: Monday’s Show (December 14, 2015)
Posted on · On Saturday, Houston voters went to the polls and narrowly elected Sylvester Turner as the next Mayor of Houston. Turner, who eked out the runoff election win with 51 percent of the vote, reinforced in his victory speech that he “will do [his] very, very best to represent every single Houstonian in this city.” The mayor-elect says he’ll […]