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Mayor Responds to Resident’s Open Letter About Homeless People’s Encampments

February 28, 2018 Brent Taylor

A Houstonian who lives near downtown recently wrote a public letter to Mayor Sylvester Turner about an encampment of homeless…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office

Mayor Turner Announces Return of Historic Bricks to Freedmen’s Town, Important Milestone Reached Before End of Black History Month

Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner announces the re-installation of historic bricks in Freedmen’s Town at the corner of Andrews and Genesee, a…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office

Mayor’s Push to Spread Civic Art Results in Outdoor Sculpture in Northwest Houston Council District

February 26, 2018 Brent Taylor

Valued at more than $350,000, the monumental sculpture High Plains Drifter by Peter Reginato was unveiled Sunday at its new…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office

Mayor Announces Arts Grants for Grassroots Organizations in the Five Complete Communities

Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner announces the awarding of grants totaling $375,000 to five Visit My Neighborhood recipients. Each is located in…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office

Houston Municipal Courts Announces Amnesty Program

Jose Soto

HOUSTON, Texas –    The City of Houston Municipal Courts Department (MCD) announced the start of their Amnesty Program today…

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Posted in: Community News, Mayor's Office, Public Safety News Filed under: MCD - Municipal Courts Department

Theft of Laptop From City Employee’s Vehicle Results in a Possible Compromise of City of Houston Group Health Plan Data

February 23, 2018 Brent Taylor

The City of Houston was the victim of a possible security breach involving employees’ group health insurance plan information protected…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office

Mayor and Department of Neighborhoods Launch Volunteer Project to Aid Harvey Victims in Need

Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner and the city Department of Neighborhoods today launched an unprecedented volunteer project to help Houstonians struggling to…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office

PLAY EVERYWHERE TOUR COMES TO HOUSTON

Brent Taylor

On Saturday, February 24, 2018, the Play Everywhere Tour makes a stop in Houston. This FREE family-friendly all-day event was…

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Posted in: Community News Filed under: HPARD - Houston Parks & Recreation Department

Engineering Executive Who Oversaw Flood Reduction Overhaul in Medical Center Area Endorses Mayor’s Construction Ordinance Reform

February 22, 2018 Brent Taylor

In a letter to Mayor Sylvester Turner, James F. Thompson, chief executive of the Texas & Gulf Coast Infrastructure division…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office

Houston Health Department Confirms Season’s First Pediatric Flu-Associated Death

February 21, 2018 Brent Taylor

A boy between the ages of 6 and 10 is the city’s first flu-associated pediatric death of the season, the…

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Posted in: Community News Filed under: HHD - Houston Health Department

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