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Category: Mayor’s Office

Mayor Turner Launches Liftoff Houston Start-Up Business Plan Competition, With Winners Receiving Cash Prizes

June 6, 2018 Brent Taylor

Enterprising Houstonians are encouraged to vie for more than $30,000 in cash and prizes during the 6th annual Liftoff Houston…

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Houston Selected to Participate in Transportation for America’s Smart Cities Collaborative

June 5, 2018 Brent Taylor

Transportation for America (T4America) announced today that Houston was one of 22 communities selected to participate in the second cohort…

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City of Houston Invites Public to the 2018 Extreme Weather Ready Expo, Shell Oil Company Signs-on as New Title Sponsor

May 31, 2018 Brent Taylor

As hurricane season gets underway June 1, the public is invited to the 2018 Extreme Weather Ready Expo. This important,…

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City Council Approves Mayor’s Balanced Budget Proposal With No Layoffs Or Tax Increases

May 30, 2018 Brent Taylor

The Houston City Council today approved Mayor Sylvester Turner’s proposed $4.9 billion municipal government operating budget, which balances revenue and…

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Mayor: With Eye on Cash Reserves, City Will Challenge U.S. Estimate of City Population

May 24, 2018 Brent Taylor

The U.S. Census Bureau’s latest population estimate for Houston is lower than anticipated and could force city government to lower…

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Mayor Turner Announces Commission Against Gun Violence Members

May 23, 2018 Brent Taylor

HOUSTON –  Mayor Sylvester Turner today announced the names of 37 individuals who represent a cross-section of the Houston community…

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Mayor’s Statement Following Court Decision in Residents Against Flooding (RAF) Lawsuit

May 22, 2018 Brent Taylor

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the constitutional claims brought by a…

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Mayor Turner’s Statement on Santa Fe High School Shooting

May 18, 2018

HOUSTON – The tragedy at Santa Fe High School is a painful reminder that our children are vulnerable in the…

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Mayor Turner Hosts the 6th Annual Houston Hackathon This Weekend, May 19-20

Brent Taylor

This weekend, hundreds of Houston-area techies and civic-minded creatives will pack the Cannon HTX in West Houston to solve the…

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Houston Bounced Back; Mayor Turner Encourages Houston Rockets to Do the Same

May 15, 2018 Brent Taylor

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Tuesday night released a heartfelt message to the Houston Rockets as the team prepares for game…

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