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WATCH: Houston Mayor Calls For Increased Security At Apartment Complexes
Posted on · Sylvester Turner visited the family of a 3-year-old boy who was shot in Sunnyside
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Turner Proposes City Budget Just Shy Of $2.5 Billion For FY 2019
Posted on · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s proposal would close a projected $114 million gap by cutting spending for all city departments other than HPD.
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Houston Mayor Wants to Replicate Los Angeles Model to Turn Around Schools
Posted on · For Turner's idea to work, he'd likely need help from the Texas Legislature
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WATCH: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Delivers State Of The City Address
Posted on · Mayor Turner's formal remarks will be followed by a "fireside chat" with interviewer Scott McClelland, President of H-E-B Food & Drug and Vice Chair of the Greater Houston Partnership
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Houston Faces Debt Crisis Over Retiree Health Benefits
Posted on · The city has racked up $2.1 billion in unfunded liabilities, and the total is growing by $160 million a year. City Controller Chris Brown warns that, unchecked, the problem could soon reach a scale comparable to the recent pension crisis.
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Vote On Post-Harvey Floodplain Rule Postponed Till April 4
Posted on · The ordinance would impose stricter regulations on building within the 500 year floodplain, raising construction costs in Houston.
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Houston Toughens Halfway House Rules
Posted on · Civil rights advocates warn the changes will make it tougher for parolees to get to work, hurting their ability to reintegrate with society. Advocates, including Mayor Sylvester Turner, say the new rules are necessary for public safety
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Houston Botanic Garden To Open In 2020
Posted on · Construction will begin next year on the site now occupied by the city-owned Glenbrook Park Golf Course. Houston is currently one of only two major U.S. cities without its own botanical garden.
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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 Summer Jobs Program Offers Summer Paid Internships
Posted on · This year, city departments and private businesses are offering as many as 7,500 summer jobs to students
Black History Month
WATCH: Mayor Sylvester Turner On What It Means To Be African American Today
Posted on · "Life will knock you down, but you learn how to get back up."
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Analysis: Tax Breaks And Big Red Fire Trucks
Posted on · Rising property taxes are a legitimate political issue, driven by what elected officials and aspiring officeholders hear from their angry constituents. Local governments are on the other side of this, however, hearing from those same voters about deficiencies in schools and roads, crime protection and whatnot.
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Houston Lifts Ban On FEMA Trailers
Posted on · The city council passed an ordinance letting residents live in a trailer or RV on their own property while rebuilding homes damaged by Harvey
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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Press Secretary Darian Ward Resigns
Posted on · Turner appointed Mary Benton to serve as interim press secretary
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Turner Says Trump’s Controversial Comments Are ‘Highly Unfortunate And Shameful’
Posted on · "We should be lifting up and not tearing down," says the Houston Mayor