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The city of Houston plans to open a “superhub” for homeless people as part of Mayor John Whitmire’s initiative to address street homelessness in the city. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/09/19/531432/exclusive-superhub-for-houstons-homeless-people-in-the-works/

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The homeless population in the Houston area ticked up slightly from 2024 to 2025, with the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and its partners counting 3,325 total homeless people during their annual point-in-time count this year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/09/09/530459/more-than-3300-people-are-homeless-in-the-houston-area-in-2025-according-to-newly-released-figures/

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The Houston City Council updated the so-called “civility ordinance” that prohibits sleeping, lying down or placing possessions on sidewalks in 12 parts of the city from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. In downtown and East Downtown, the rules will now apply 24/7.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/07/16/526508/houston-city-council-effectively-bans-homeless-people-from-downtown-and-east-downtown-sidewalks/

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The Houston City Council updated the so-called “civility ordinance” that prohibits sleeping, lying down or placing possessions on sidewalks in 12 parts of the city from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. In downtown and East Downtown, the rules will now apply 24/7.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/07/16/526508/houston-city-council-effectively-bans-homeless-people-from-downtown-and-east-downtown-sidewalks/

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The Houston City Council updated the so-called “civility ordinance” that prohibits sleeping, lying down or placing possessions on sidewalks in 12 parts of the city from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. In downtown and East Downtown, the rules will now apply 24/7.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/07/16/526508/houston-city-council-effectively-bans-homeless-people-from-downtown-and-east-downtown-sidewalks/

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The Houston City Council updated the so-called “civility ordinance” that prohibits sleeping, lying down or placing possessions on sidewalks in 12 parts of the city from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. In downtown and East Downtown, the rules will now apply 24/7.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/07/16/526508/houston-city-council-effectively-bans-homeless-people-from-downtown-and-east-downtown-sidewalks/

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The Houston City Council updated the so-called “civility ordinance” that prohibits sleeping, lying down or placing possessions on sidewalks in 12 parts of the city from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. In downtown and East Downtown, the rules will now apply 24/7.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/07/16/526508/houston-city-council-effectively-bans-homeless-people-from-downtown-and-east-downtown-sidewalks/

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As part of his initiative to end homelessness in Houston, Mayor John Whitmire wants to make it illegal to sleep outside.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/02/04/512884/to-address-homelessness-houston-mayors-office-wants-to-end-sleeping-outside/

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As part of his initiative to end homelessness in Houston, Mayor John Whitmire wants to make it illegal to sleep outside.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/02/04/512884/to-address-homelessness-houston-mayors-office-wants-to-end-sleeping-outside/

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As part of his initiative to end homelessness in Houston, Mayor John Whitmire wants to make it illegal to sleep outside.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/02/04/512884/to-address-homelessness-houston-mayors-office-wants-to-end-sleeping-outside/

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As part of his initiative to end homelessness in Houston, Mayor John Whitmire wants to make it illegal to sleep outside.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/02/04/512884/to-address-homelessness-houston-mayors-office-wants-to-end-sleeping-outside/

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As part of his initiative to end homelessness in Houston, Mayor John Whitmire wants to make it illegal to sleep outside.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/02/04/512884/to-address-homelessness-houston-mayors-office-wants-to-end-sleeping-outside/

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Report: Homelessness is steadily decreasing in the Harris County region

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/06/18/490945/report-homelessness-is-steadily-decreasing-in-the-harris-county-region/

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