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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey

August TV Drive is ongoing! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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Arts & Culture

Houston Gets A Shot At Federal Money For The Arts

Posted on July 20, 2016 · Mayor Turner is encouraging people to apply for the NEA’s Our Town grant.

Tags Debbie McNulty Mayor Sylvester Turner National Endowment for the Arts Our Town

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New affordable housing complex for veterans unveiled in Midtown

Posted on August 4, 2022 · The Light Rail Lofts has a total of 56 studio apartments, half of which are set aside for veterans and their families earning considerably less than the area median income.

Tags affordable housing city of houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee homeless veterans housing Mayor Sylvester Turner

Health & Science

Monkeypox cases rise to 57 as local leaders plead for more vaccines

Ariel Worthy / Lucio Vasquez

Posted on July 25, 2022 · The city received more than 5,000 vaccines, and 1,500 of those were given to Harris County Public Health.

Tags harris county Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Monkeypox

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Mayor Turner signs off on plan to add bike lanes on 11th Street in the Heights

ShaVonne Herndon

Posted on June 14, 2022 · The changes will unfold along a mile-and-half stretch in the neighborhood, from Shepard moving east to Michaux.

Tags bike lanes Houston Heights Mayor Sylvester Turner traffic

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A Houston affordable housing program is now on hold, following a state review

Posted on November 23, 2021 · The Texas General Land Office released the findings of its investigation into the city’s housing department, following ethics allegations against Mayor Sylvester Turner from the city's former housing director.

Tags affordable housing city hall GLO Harvey Multifamily Program huntington at bay area Mayor Sylvester Turner Tom McCasland

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