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Author: Brent Taylor

Mayor Turner’s Comments on Judge’s Ruling That Proposition B is Unconstitutional

May 16, 2019 Brent Taylor

All of his remarks concerned a court ruling stating today that Proposition B, the “pay parity” referendum created by the…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office, Public Safety News Filed under: HFD - Houston Fire Department, Hounews

Mayor Sylvester Turner Awards Annual Scholarships to Young Artists

May 1, 2019 Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner today awarded a total of $13,000 in donated scholarships to six students for creating outstanding art. The…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: Hounews, HPL - Houston Public Library, MOCA

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Public Library Director Dr. Rhea Lawson Announce Houston’s 4th Poet Laureate

Brent Taylor

Writer Leslie Contreras Schwartz has been selected as Houston’s fourth poet laureate, Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Public Library Director…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: DON - Department of Neighborhoods, Hounews, HPL - Houston Public Library

Fire Chief Samuel Peña’s Statement About Possible Houston Fire Department Staffing Changes

April 29, 2019 Brent Taylor

Ahead of a special called city council meeting to discuss last Wednesday’s 10-6 vote to layoff firefighters to help balance…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office, Public Safety News Filed under: HFD - Houston Fire Department, Hounews

City Awards Latest Let Creativity Happen! Arts Grants

April 25, 2019 Brent Taylor

The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs today announced 22 recipients of quarterly Let Creativity Happen! competitive grants for artist projects.…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: Hounews, MOCA

Mayor Turner’s Response to Court-Ordered Mediation on Implementation of Proposition B

Brent Taylor

State District Judge Tanya Garrison today ordered that the City, the police union and the firefighters’ union work with a…

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Posted in: Business & Development, Mayor's Office, Public Safety News Filed under: HFD - Houston Fire Department, Hounews

Mayor Turner Hosts African American Mayors Association Conference Includes Presidential Hopefuls, Discussions About Urgent City Challenges

April 24, 2019 Brent Taylor

Beginning today, Wednesday, April 24 to Friday, April 26, 2019, Black mayors from across the nation will gather in Houston,…

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Posted in: Business & Development, Community News, Mayor's Office Filed under: Hounews

Mayor Turner’s Letter Following Meeting With Fire Union President

April 16, 2019 Brent Taylor

For the second time in as many weeks, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner met with Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association President…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: HFD - Houston Fire Department, OEM - Office of Emergency Management

City of Houston Municipal Employees Receive 60-Day Layoff Notice

April 15, 2019 Brent Taylor

The City of Houston today issued a 60-day notice to lay off 47 municipal employees. The employees who received notice…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: HFD - Houston Fire Department

Mayor Turner’s Letter to Fire Union President After In-Person Meeting Today

April 12, 2019 Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner sent a letter to Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local 341 President Patrick “Marty” Lancton after…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: HFD - Houston Fire Department

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