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Community Groups Criticize Use Of COVID-19 Relief Funds For Houston Police Overtime

Jen Rice

Posted on October 21, 2020 · With a rise in crime since the coronavirus pandemic began, the city’s plan calls for $4.1 million in federal CARES Act relief to go toward boosting police presence.

Tags Ashton Woods CARES Act COVID-19 Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner rent relief

Transportation

State Seeks Public Input On Environmental Study For Controversial I-45 Project

Gail Delaughter

Posted on October 8, 2020 · Houstonians will have 30 days to comment on the project but one neighborhood group says that period needs to be extended.

Tags freeways i 45 North Houston Highway Improvement Project Stop TxDOT I-45 txdot

City of Houston

Mayor Turner Releases 150-Page Houston Police Reform Task Force Report

Matt Harab / Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on September 30, 2020 · The document contains 104 reform proposals, including changes to the Independent Police Oversight Board and additional mental health crisis training.

Tags police reform sylvester turner

Town Square

Town Square: Can the Event Industry Recover From Covid? (Sept. 9, 2020)

Troy Schulze

Posted on September 9, 2020 · Experts discuss the pandemic's impact on the large-event industry.

Tags Concerts Coronavirus COVID George Strait Hillary Hart Houston First john solis louie messina louis messina rodeo Taylor Swift TUTS

Town Square

Town Square: Back-To-School and The Challenges of Distanced Learning (Sept. 8, 2020)

Troy Schulze

Posted on September 8, 2020 · Experts discuss strategies for online learning and plans for re-introducing in-person teaching.

Tags Andy Dewey back to school Charles Dupre Coronavirus COVID fbisd hisd Laura Isensee teachers virtual learning

Transportation

City Is Planning Major Changes To Busy Southwest Houston Corridor

Gail Delaughter

Posted on September 4, 2020 · The project is designed to enhance safety for pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders in a neighborhood where many people don't drive.

Tags bike lanes cycling Gulfton pedestrian safety

Town Square

Town Square: The Challenges Facing Voters for Election 2020 (August 31, 2020)

Troy Schulze

Posted on August 31, 2020 · Experts discuss concerns about our voting system in the upcoming election.

Tags absentee voting election Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins joaquin gonzales mail-in voting pamela dora-thomas texas civil rights project voting

National

Houston Mourners Pay Respects To Vanessa Guillén At Public Memorial

Kyra Buckley / Paul DeBenedetto / Jolene Almendarez, TPR

Posted on August 13, 2020 · The public service is being held at César E. Chávez High School, where Guillen once attended.

Tags Cesar Espinosa Chavez High School FIEL fort hood Vanessa Guillen

City of Houston

Despite Broad Support, Mayor Turner Won’t Budge On Houston Eviction Grace Period

Jen Rice

Posted on August 11, 2020 · The Housing Stability Task Force -- a group convened by Houston and Harris County's recovery czars -- has unanimously recommended a grace period ordinance. Mayor Sylvester Turner won't do it.

Tags COVID-19 eviction evictions moratorium Houston evictions Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner

Transportation

City Council Sets New Rules Aimed At Creating Walkable, Transit-Friendly Streets

Gail Delaughter / Jen Rice

Posted on August 5, 2020 · Three Houston neighborhoods will be included in a pilot program as the city unveils new development standards that emphasize alternative transportation.

Tags development houston city council pedestrian transit walkability

News

Special Edition: Dr. Rashmi Jaitly and AARP Foundation’s Lisa Marsh Ryerson (August 3, 2020)

Troy Schulze

Posted on August 3, 2020 · On this episode, we focus on the challenges older adults are facing due to COVID-19.

Tags aarp Coronavirus COVID elderly geriatrics lisa marsh ryerson rashmi jaitly

Houston Matters

Special Edition: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Psychiatrist Dr. Jon Stevens (July 21, 2020)

Troy Schulze

Posted on July 21, 2020 · A psychiatrist talks about the mental health challenges surrounding school re-openings, and Mayor Turner addresses Houston's health status.

Tags Coronavirus COVID jon stevens Menninger Clinic psychiatry schools sylvester turner

Houston Matters

Special Edition: Dr. Vivian Ho, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, and Dr. Dietrich von Biedenfeld (July 10, 2020)

Troy Schulze

Posted on July 10, 2020 · Conversations about the latest news surrounding COVID-19, Houston's current COVID situation, and the current state of the economy.

Tags Coronavirus COVID Dietrich von Biedenfeld economy Masks republican convention sylvester turner vaccine Vivian Ho

Houston Matters

Special Edition: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Epidemiologist Dr. Catherine Troisi (July 2, 2020)

Troy Schulze

Posted on July 2, 2020 · Updates on Harris County's COVID situation and the latest epidemiological findings about coronavirus.

Tags Catherine Troisi Coronavirus COVID-19 Gov. Greg Abbott Lina Hidalgo mask order

In-Depth

Houston ‘Slow Streets’ Pilot Program Targets Excess Traffic In Neighborhoods

Gail Delaughter

Posted on June 19, 2020 · The city says it's addressing complaints from neighbors who think the busy streets make it hard to walk and bike.

Tags biking east end slow streets speeding walking

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