Posted on · As of Monday, staff from the Texas General Land Office are working within the City of Houston in order to streamline approvals for the city's Harvey housing repair program.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn about an area death tied to vaping/e-cigarettes. Then, Mayor Sylvester Turner joins us to discuss city issues and answer your questions. And we visit the Houston Boat Show.
Posted on · The debate will take place Monday evening from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Posted on · Houston's mayor makes his case for another term.
Posted on · District E’s councilmember is calling for the city to take another look at Kingwood and Clear Lake.
Posted on · But the state’s Public Utility Commission will make the final decision.
Posted on · Rebuilding Together Houston seeks to raise $2.5 million for the effort over the next three to five years.
Posted on · The city will pass along the cost of the 15-year project to consumers, with rate hikes beginning next spring.
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner is running for a second term. To a large extent, the contest will be a referendum on his record.
Posted on · Council Member Dwight Boykins used procedural motions to bring council business to a crawl in protest of the mayor’s refusal to swear in firefighter cadets.
Posted on · The first adjusted paychecks for firefighters will be issued in May. Notices of layoffs would be sent to city employees during the first part of April.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: The mayor's commission on gun violence unveils its legislative priorities. Jeff Skilling is released from a halfway house. We discuss efforts to address the doctor shortage in Texas. Writer Valeria Luiselli talks about her latest novel. And we learn about a performance art festival.
Posted on · Houston City Council’s Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee are proposing nearly 20 ideas for how the city can pay for voter-mandated firefighter raises.
Posted on · City Housing Director Tom McCasland says seniors, disabled, and low-income residents will have the top priority for home repairs.
Posted on · After Houston’s mayor throws his support behind a single parade on MLK Day, another group plans to move ahead with their event.