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Houston approves anti-annexation deal with The Woodlands
1+ week, 4+ day ago (490+ words) City and township officials described the agreement as a “win-win,” but Houston controller Chris Hollins argued it’s a “bad deal.” The city of Houston promised to never absorb The Woodlands on Wednesday in exchange for $50 million over the next four…...
Texas approves $138B transportation plan, including Houston-area highway projects
2+ week, 3+ day ago (391+ words) HOUSTON - Texas transportation leaders have approved a 10-year plan projecting $138 billion in investments for highways, road maintenance, congestion relief, safety projects and other infrastructure statewide. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the plan after the Texas Transportation Commission approved the 2027 Unified Transportation…...
The Woodlands approves $50M Houston deal as city delays vote
2+ week, 4+ day ago (557+ words) The Woodlands Township on Aug. 26 voted 7-0 at a special meeting to approve the third amendment to the Regional Participation Agreement between the township and the city of Houston following a Houston City Council meeting held earlier that day. Houston officials…...
Houston delays vote on ending annexation option with The Woodlands
2+ week, 4+ day ago (507+ words) Houston officials delayed voting on an agreement that would permanently eliminate the possibility of Houston annexing The Woodlands Township and provide for $50 million in payments from The Woodlands to Houston by 2030. Initially set for a vote at its Aug. 26 meeting,…...
Houston landlords have until December to provide air conditioning to tenants
3+ week, 4+ day ago (568+ words) Houston landlords soon will be required to provide air conditioning in all rental units for the first time as city council passed a mandate meant to help Houston's lowest-income renters. "All Houstonians deserve a right to rest from heat, and…...
Houston City Council may waive its own rules to offer NRG an $11M tax break for a new power plant
3+ week, 5+ day ago (675+ words) The city of Houston may chip in a projected $11 million in tax incentives for a new natural gas power plant to be built and operated by NRG Energy. NRG Energy awarded $370M taxpayer-funded loan to build natural gas power plant in…...
Rental units in Houston must provide air conditioning under new ordinance
3+ week, 4+ day ago (413+ words) More than 20,000 households in the Houston metro area lack AC, according to a 2023 survey by the U.S. Census Bureau All landlords in Houston must install air conditioning within the next 120 days, after the city council approved a "right to air conditioning…...
7 things to know about the $5 trash fee that is hitting Houston water bills soon
3+ week, 6+ day ago (723+ words) Most Houston residents will begin seeing a new $5 fee on their water bills in August and September to help fund the city's Solid Waste Management Department. Here's what to know about the city's new trash fee: Whitmire proposed what he…...