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Mayor Sylvester Turner to Welcome Sister Cities International Conference to Houston

June 5, 2019 Brent Taylor

Houston will be a conglomerate of worldwide connections during the Sister Cities International’s 2019 Annual Conference July 17-19, 2019. The…

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Posted in: Business & Development, Mayor's Office

Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Statement on Maleah Davis & the City of Houston Plans Tribute

Brent Taylor

Please attribute the following statement to Mayor Sylvester Turner. “My heart is heavy this afternoon upon hearing the medical examiner…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office

Mayor Turner’s Statement on Maleah Davis as City Plans Tribute

June 4, 2019 Brent Taylor

Please attribute the following statement to Mayor Sylvester Turner. “My heart is heavy this afternoon upon hearing the medical examiner…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: Hounews, HPD - Houston Police Department

HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS JUNE 1; CITIZENS ENCOURAGED TO BE PREPARED & STAY ALERT

June 3, 2019 Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner and the City of Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) urges residents to prepare for the 2019…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office, Public Safety News Filed under: Hounews, OEM - Office of Emergency Management

Mayor Seeks Local Arts Projects Proposals for Competition for Federal Grant

May 28, 2019 Brent Taylor

The City of Houston invites proposals for local public art projects that Mayor Sylvester Turner would endorse for potential grant…

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

City of Houston Awards Second Round of 2019 Let Creativity Happen! Arts Grants

May 16, 2019 Brent Taylor

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

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: Hounews

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

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

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