City Council

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, 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…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (164+ words) Houston City Council member Fred Flickinger will host a series of town halls this fall at locations across District E, per an Aug. 4 newsletter. What residents should know District E encompasses portions of the Clear Lake, Huffman, Crosby, Kingwood, Northshore…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (455+ words) The city of Houston’s new Capital Improvement Plan outlines investments in infrastructure over the next five years. But projects in the plan are often delayed — and many Houstonians have trouble getting improvements to their neighborhoods added to the list. Thursday…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (299+ words) The shared-use trail and bridge, estimated to cost $22.5 million, will cross Loop 610 near Buffalo Bayou, between Post Oak Boulevard and Woodway Drive in the Galleria area. City of Houston leaders have approved plans to construct a shared-use pathway and bridge…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (485+ words) The city now requires written permission to camp on private property and puts limits on what is allowed in public spaces, such as abandoned or unattended personal property. League City Council approved updates to existing city ordinances to crack down…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (551+ words) Korean War veteran and retired Master Sgt. Joe Ramirez waves as people participate in a drive-by birthday parade for him Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Houston. His daughter, Rossana Bobbitt, is shown left. Cesar Chavez Boulevard in Houston's East End is being…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (425+ words) The Houston City Council unanimously approved the name change, honoring a Korean War veteran. It came after a bombshell report revealed accusations of sexual abuse against Chávez, the late labor leader. Two months after a bombshell report leveled sexual abuse…...

11+ mon, 1+ day ago   (563+ words) HOUSTON — Supporters gathered Saturday morning at the Pride crosswalks in Montrose, waving flags, cheering as cars honked in support, and sharing why the colorful stripes at Westheimer and Taft mean more than paint to Houston's LGBTQIA+ community. "It feels good,…...