Tag: Houston Mayor John Whitmire
Houston committee weighs giving city council more power over infrastructure projects | Houston Public Media
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Houston City Council members this week continued to consider requiring more transparency from the mayoral administration and giving themselves more...
Calls for pedestrian safety renewed after Houston ISD student hit by driver on Westheimer | Houston Public Media
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Houston transportation advocates and city officials are calling for safer pedestrian crossings after a teenager was struck and...
Amid brewing controversy over Telephone Road project, Harrisburg TIRZ to host community info session | Houston Public Media
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No bike lanes and the removal of a center turn lane — those are the main points of contention among East...
Houston City Council delays spending plan for federal recovery funds amid disagreement over home repairs | Houston Public Media
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Houston City Council Member Letitia Plummer on Wednesday delayed a contentious plan from Mayor John Whitmire's administration outlining spending priorities for...
Houston waived more than 230 sidewalk construction requirements since rule change in September | Houston Public Media
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Over an eight-month period after Houston Mayor John Whitmire instructed the city's planning department to "use discretion and waive sidewalk construction"...
Houston police sergeant, suspected shooter injured in overnight exchange of gunfire | Houston Public Media
A Houston Police Department sergeant and a person suspected of shooting him are both recovering in the hospital after an exchange of gunfire Thursday...
Houston mayor criticizes former member of city’s food insecurity board over racial comments about Camp Mystic | Houston Public Media
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he is working to “permanently” remove a former member of the city's food insecurity board after she made...
Montrose loses another planned bike lane as Houston Mayor John Whitmire preserves width of car lanes | Houston Public Media
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A proposed bike lane along West Alabama Street through Houston's Montrose neighborhood won't be built, marking another piece of cyclist infrastructure...