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Houston to expand Buffalo Bayou Park to Houston’s East End with new funding

Ariel Worthy

Posted on September 26, 2022 · Projects include restoring, expanding and improving park land, including the Tony Marron and Japhet Creek Park.

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Houston District Still Hasn’t Received $7.5 Million For Naming Rights At Fine Arts High School

Laura Isensee

Posted on December 21, 2018 · The nonprofit HSPVA Friends has collected the donation from the Kinder Foundation and is waiting on bank details to transfer the money to HISD in January.

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Memorial Park To Be Transformed By $70 Million Gift

Laurie Johnson

Posted on April 25, 2018 · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the gift from the Kinder Foundation.

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Parents, Alumni Push HISD Board To Revisit HSPVA Naming Rights

Laura Isensee

Posted on May 17, 2017 · In a statement, HSPVA said that it’s grateful for the support that "will help ensure the school continues to maintain a level of excellence for generations to come."

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Houston awarded federal grant to improve safety, expand transportation options on Bissonnet Street

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on February 2, 2023 · The U.S. Department of Transportation has pledged to fund most of a $36 million infrastructure project on a 7-mile stretch of Bissonnet, which Houston officials have identified as one of the most dangerous roads in the city.

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A new district designation could be the answer to preserving some historic Houston neighborhoods

Ashley Brown

Posted on January 31, 2023 · The city’s planning and development department is proposing the city add what’s known as a Conservation District to its Preservation Ordinance.

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If your pet isn’t microchipped yet, you have until February 1 in Houston

Celeste Schurman

Posted on January 30, 2023 · Pet owners can be fined between $100 to $500 dollars if their pets are found without a microchip, but BARC says they understand pets get out and are not trying to get punitive.

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New Houston ordinance allows property owners to opt out of building sidewalk, but must pay a fee instead

Ashley Brown

Posted on January 25, 2023 · Mayor Sylvester Turner said the new fee will prevent what the city calls “sidewalks to nowhere” from continuing to develop in the city. 

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