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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive is ongoing! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

Tag: Kenneth Hoyt

The homeless encampment located at the intersection of Highway 59 and Caroline Street is one of the biggest in Houston, but one of the main goals of the ordinance that went into effect on May 12th 2017 is to clean it up.

Houston Matters

Houston’s Ban on Homeless Camps Blocked — For Now

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 23, 2017 · A federal judge rules the City of Houston can’t enforce a ban on homeless camps. We hear reaction from the ACLU and Mayor Turner.

Tags ACLU homeless homelessness Kenneth Hoyt sylvester turner temporary restraining order Trisha Trigilio

Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive is ongoing! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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A billion dollar county bond measure, and rebuilding after Harvey (Aug. 2, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 2, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: Will a billion dollar bond measure go before Harris County voters for approval in November? Then, City Council Member Letitia Plummer answers your questions. And we begin a four-part series reflecting on lessons from Hurricane Harvey, five years later.

Tags Below the Waterlines city council city government flooding homelessness Hurricane Harvey Letitia Plummer Matt Harab politics

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A Houston gun buyback event nets 845 guns — and prompts criticism from the Harris County DA

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 1, 2022 · The anonymous collection of guns could create roadblocks in the investigation and prosecution of a crime, according to Kim Ogg's top assistant, who said the office otherwise supports buyback initiatives such as the event held Saturday by city and county leaders.

Tags gun buybacks gun violence Kim Ogg Rodney Ellis sylvester turner

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Supporters call for WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release at Houston rally outside the Toyota Center

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on June 7, 2022 · The Houston native has been detained in Russia for nearly four months.

Tags brittney griner russia sheila jackson lee sylvester turner WNBA

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Harris County officials set 10% bail bond minimum to limit people released from custody

Matt Harab / Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on April 14, 2022 · Local leaders have blamed the bail bond industry for setting rates too low, allowing people accused of violent offenses to easily get out of jail and reoffend.

Tags bail bonds harris county bail bond board Lina Hidalgo sylvester turner

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