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Fighting Coronavirus, Houston Is The Largest U.S. City Without Paid Sick Leave Law

Jen Rice

Posted on March 16, 2020 · New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago require employers to provide paid sick leave to some employees. We asked city council members whether they'd support a similar law in Houston.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Revs Up Fight Against Austin’s Paid Sick Leave Rule

SYDNEY GREENE, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 30, 2018 · In another fight over local control, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has thrown his support behind a conservative group suing the capital city over its ordinance

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Houston City Council approves ordinance regulating BYOB establishments

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Posted on May 24, 2023 · Businesses that want to operate as BYOB will have to obtain an operating permit, and will have to comply with a number of rules such as fingerprinting and a criminal background checks.

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Houston Public Works apologizes after residents receive ‘drastically higher’ water bills following meter-reader replacement

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Posted on May 10, 2023 · The municipal water utility says it is making corrections to impacted accounts and asks Houston residents to reach out if they think they have been affected by the problem, which is not citywide.

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City of Houston approves $5 million for Houston’s arts sector to help recover from pandemic

Ashley Brown

Posted on May 10, 2023 · Many arts and cultural organizations have been fighting for more than two years for additional funding after suffering major losses during the pandemic because of restrictions on public gatherings.

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‘Space City Sweeper,’ tasked with cleaning Houston’s bike lanes, back on streets after becoming clogged with debris

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Posted on May 8, 2023 · The $147,000 miniature street sweeper purchased last year by the City of Houston broke down after a few uses and had to be sent back to the manufacturer for repairs. City workers now pre-clean bike lanes of heavy debris before using the machine.

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