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John Whitmire faces a Texas Senate challenge after announcing his bid for Houston mayor

Posted on February 7, 2022 · The two will face off in a primary to represent Senate District 15, which includes Bellaire, The Heights and Humble.

News

From Treasury Bills To Amazon Stocks, Investments Make Up A Big Part Of Texas Political Campaign Spending

Posted on April 6, 2018 · A handful of elected officials used more than $28 million from their campaign accounts for investments, making it the second largest category of expenditures in the 2018 election cycle

Transportation

Could Central Houston’s proposed downtown amenities make the I-45 project more palatable for its critics?

Posted on September 21, 2022 · As part of TxDOT's plan to expand Interstate 45, which is largely paused pending an investigation by the Federal Highway Administration, a downtown economic development group is pushing a proposal to incorporate $737 million in multimodal and greenspace amenities.

Transportation

TxDOT keeps controversial I-45 expansion on long-term slate of projects

Posted on August 31, 2022 · A contingent of Houston-area residents traveled to Austin this week to voice opposition to the I-45 expansion project, which is largely on hold while the Federal Highway Administration investigates civil rights and environmental concerns.

Transportation

Houston-area leaders continue to push for ‘genuine negotiations’ over proposed I-45 expansion

Posted on August 22, 2022 · Critics argue the expansion of I-45 would worsen air quality, noise pollution, and traffic congestion while needlessly displacing communities of color.

Houston

New state law allows Houston neighborhoods to redact racist deed restriction

Posted on July 27, 2022 · Texas lawmakers from Houston say the bill was written to allow discriminatory provisions to be removed from real property records only on a property-by-property basis, but they applaud Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth for applying the law more broadly and said it could set a statewide example.

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Politics

John Whitmire faces a Texas Senate challenge after announcing his bid for Houston mayor

News

From Treasury Bills To Amazon Stocks, Investments Make Up A Big Part Of Texas Political Campaign Spending

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