Local Government

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (477+ words) Gov. Greg Abbott took to the stage on the last night of the 2026 GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas to defend his record as governor. The two-day event from Sept. 9-10 even included a keynote from President Trump, where he doubled down…...

1+ week, 3+ 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…...

2+ week, 2+ 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…...

2+ week, 3+ 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,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (388+ words) The Woodlands Township would pay the city of Houston $50 million over the next three years to forestall the prospect of annexation. The city of Houston would agree to not absorb the sprawling Woodlands Township as part of a $50 million agreement…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (1588+ words) About 50 protesters carrying decorated signs and umbrellas marched toward an immigration detention facility in Conroe two weeks ago. "Show me what community looks like!" they chanted. "This is what community looks like!" They were headed toward the Montgomery ICE Processing…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (430+ words) Local officials contributed $180,000 to the effort. The pilot program served nearly 100 people with $30,000 in funding during its first year. In west Houston, a pilot program moving homeless people from the streets into hotels gained an additional $180,000 from local officials as…...

3+ week, 3+ 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…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (652+ words) Leaders of The Woodlands Township and the City of Houston next week will consider a $50 million agreement that would end an infrastructure funding pool shared by the two entities and ensure that Houston never annexes The Woodlands. The Houston City…...

3+ week, 3+ 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…...