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Category: Mayor’s Office

Houston Wins $100,000 National Creative Placemaking Grant for Fifth Ward Initiative

May 10, 2018 Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner celebrates the Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation’s (FWCRC) receipt of a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)…

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Mayor Turner Proposes FY 2019 Budget That Closes $114 Million Gap, Avoids Layoffs and Maintains a Healthy Fund Balance

May 8, 2018 Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner announced details today of his proposed Fiscal Year 2019 budget that closes a $114 million gap, avoids…

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Mayor Announces Groundbreaking City Alliance With Microsoft to Expand Innovation and Computer Literacy

May 4, 2018 Brent Taylor

In the latest huge stride toward putting Houston on the frontier of technological innovation, Mayor Sylvester Turner today announced that…

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Mayor Turner Announces Annual Awards to Artists and Creative Community

May 3, 2018 Brent Taylor

Mayor Turner announced the first 26 winners of the newly launched grant program Support for Artists and Creative Individuals. Artists…

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Mayor Turner Announces National Small Business Week, With Special Focus On His Complete Communities Initiative

April 30, 2018 Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner declared the week of April 29th to May 5th as National Small Business Week in Houston. “Today,…

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Mayor Turner Announces Second Round Grant Recipients for Artists Who Are Bringing Innovative Projects to Houston

April 27, 2018 Brent Taylor

Mayor Turner announced eight awards in the second round of grants by Let Creativity Happen!, which supports innovative ideas that…

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Mayor Turner Backs One-Year State Waiver for Houston ISD

April 25, 2018 Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner stands by the Houston Independent School District and encourages the board of trustees, community, and the Texas…

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Mayor Turner and Keep Houston Beautiful Launch “Adopt-A-Drain” Program to Help Remove Debris and Reduce Street Flooding

April 19, 2018 Brent Taylor

Mayor Turner and Amy Reed, executive director of Keep Houston Beautiful, announced the launch of the City’s new Adopt-A-Drain Program,…

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Mayor’s Statement on Death of Former First Lady Barbara Bush

April 17, 2018 Brent Taylor

Statement by Mayor Sylvester Turner: “Barbara Pierce Bush was best known to the world as the wife of a president…

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City-County Leaders Announce Plans to Improve Bike and Pedestrian Safety

April 16, 2018 Brent Taylor

Mayor Turner Thanks Commissioner Ellis for Partnership and Financial Commitment   Mayor Sylvester Turner, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and…

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