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Houston’s $300 Million Question: Public Safety Grant or Immigration Enforcement?

A proposed DOJ grant could bring Houston major public-safety funds—and new federal conditions. Neil Aquino explains the questions City Council must answer.

Houston anti-ICE activists detained for disrupting City Council meeting

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire to propose $5 ‘administrative fee’ tied to garbage service – Houston Public Media

Dominic Anthony Walsh / Houston Public Media A newly purchased recycling truck unloads at the city’s recycling plant…
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Lessons from the 2021 winter freeze (Feb. 13, 2026) – Houston Public Media

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After months of contentious community engagement, the Houston City Council took the first of two votes that would lead to the closure of a two-block section of Polk Street.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/10/16/533562/polk-street-closure-houston-first-city-council-george-r-brown-convention-center/

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The executive director of a local immigrant rights organization was removed from a Houston City Council meeting after suggesting that city officials lied about the recent detention of a 15-year-old boy with autism.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/10/16/533504/fiel-houston-city-council-hpd-boy-with-autism-federal-custody/

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For the second time in as many years, the Houston City Council granted Mayor John Whitmire’s request to not raise the city’s property tax rate — this time, despite unanswered questions and opposition from a handful of council members. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/10/15/533498/houston-property-tax-rate-city-council-budget-deficit/

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A proposal by the city of Houston to operate a “superhub” for homeless people in East Downtown was delayed after Mayor John Whitmire’s administration pulled the $16 million purchase of the facility from the city council agenda. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/10/15/533482/houston-homeless-superhub-east-downtown-delayed-community-pushback/

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With less than a month until the special election to fill an open at-large seat on the Houston City Council, trial attorney Alejandra Salinas continued to lead the 15-candidate field in fundraising as of the most recent campaign finance reporting period. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/10/07/532742/alejandra-salinas-dwight-boykins-lead-houston-city-council-candidate-field-in-fundraising-endorsements/

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In the two months following the Houston City Council’s vote to expand the so-called civility ordinance, the Houston Police Department issued more than 500 tickets to homeless people — marking the highest two-month rate of citations since Mayor John Whitmire took office last year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/10/01/532418/exclusive-houston-ramps-up-citations-of-homeless-after-july-civility-ordinance-expansion/

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Two Houston city councilmembers are urging the Houston Police Department to release crucial background information about recently discovered bodies found in Houston bayous in an effort to dispel fear and suspicion about a potential connection.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/09/30/532224/houston-councilmembers-call-for-additional-details-about-bodies-recently-discovered-in-bayous/

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Houston city officials appeared skeptical about the idea of implementing new safety protocols or infrastructure surrounding local bayous after five dead bodies were pulled from the waterways by police last week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/09/24/531826/houston-leaders-indicate-they-wont-implement-new-safety-measures-around-bayous-following-deaths/

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Approximately 100 unionized workers at the George R. Brown Convention Center will take a strike vote, they announced on Wednesday. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2025/09/24/531782/union-workers-at-houstons-george-r-brown-convention-center-to-take-strike-vote/

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As the strike by Hilton Americas-Houston hotel workers continues without significant concessions at the negotiating table, union officials are drawing attention to the owner of the downtown hotel — Houston First.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/09/18/531253/hilton-union-workers-blast-hotel-owner-houston-first-amid-stalled-negotiations/

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Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles returned to City Hall on Wednesday, where he was met with jeers while praising the district’s “remarkable academic progress” in remarks to the Houston City Council’s economic development committee.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/09/18/531229/amid-jeers-at-city-council-meeting-mike-miles-reports-improvements-in-houston-isd/

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With one month until the planned closure of Polk Street — a bustling thoroughfare connecting drivers, cyclists and pedestrians from Houston’s East End to downtown — about two dozen area residents asked the city council to delay the plans.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/09/17/531185/protests-over-polk-street-closure-continue-at-houston-city-hall-with-one-month-until-abandonment/

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From plagiarism accusations to out-of-state political contributions to checkered criminal and financial backgrounds, the 15 candidates running for a Houston City Council at-large seat have an assortment of baggage.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/09/12/530787/meet-the-special-election-candidates-running-for-a-houston-city-council-at-large-seat/

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As hundreds of city workers await pension payments more than four months after retiring, the chair of the city’s independent pension system faced questions from the Houston City Council.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/09/10/530541/houston-city-council-questions-pension-chairperson-as-municipal-retirees-await-payments/

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Houston City Council members this week continued to consider requiring more transparency from the mayoral administration and giving themselves more power before changes are made to projects in the city’s $16.7 billion capital improvement plan.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/08/28/529697/houston-committee-weighs-giving-city-council-more-power-over-infrastructure-projects/

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Certain traffic medians in Houston are now no-go zones for sitting, standing or walking. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/08/27/529605/standing-sitting-or-walking-on-certain-traffic-medians-in-houston-prohibited-by-city-council/

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Bike lanes, police department policies, street closures and crosswalks — those were among the topics addressed by more than 90 speakers during the Houston City Council’s first-ever evening-time public comment session on Tuesday. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/08/27/529582/what-the-people-want-houston-city-councils-first-evening-public-comment-session-draws-overflow-crowd/

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In an effort to boost public accessibility to municipal government, the Houston City Council moved five upcoming public comment sessions from the usual start time of 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/08/22/529286/houston-city-council-to-debut-evening-public-comment-sessions-as-part-of-pilot-program/

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Nerie Construction won’t immediately receive $8.3 million for a completed drainage and paving project after the Houston City Council and Mayor John Whitmire withheld the payment on Wednesday due to bribery allegations.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/08/14/528690/after-bribery-scandal-houston-city-council-withholds-8-3-million-from-nerie-construction/

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In a big victory for housing advocates, the city of Houston will spend nearly a third of $315 million in federal recovery funds on home repairs and housing. The move came after two months of pushback on Mayor John Whitmire’s initial plan.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/08/13/528579/houston-city-council-approves-amended-disaster-recovery-plan-with-100-million-for-housing-repairs/

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Faced with an existential threat to their business model, seven companies have formed a coalition to push back on a proposed electric scooter ban in Houston’s central urban core. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/08/11/528419/electric-scooter-companies-form-coalition-against-proposed-ban-in-houstons-urban-core/

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Letitia Plummer is running to replace Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, leaving her at-large city council seat open during an off-year for municipal elections. The race could be influenced by another special election.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/08/05/527972/houston-city-council-special-election-in-november-could-be-influenced-by-congressional-race/

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After pushback on a proposal to ban electric scooters in downtown Houston, East Downtown and Midtown, city officials appear open to a compromise featuring more targeted restrictions. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/08/04/527880/compromise-on-e-scooters-in-houston-appears-likely-with-restrictions-instead-of-blanket-prohibition/

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Clubs and dance halls in Houston are no longer allowed to enforce unwritten dress codes, after the city council passed an ordinance last week requiring them to display dress rules near the entrance if they want to impose them. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/07/21/526806/houston-clubs-dance-halls-must-post-dress-code-before-enforcing-rules/

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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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Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer is running for Harris County Judge next year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/08/525895/houston-city-council-member-letitia-plummer-announces-run-for-harris-county-judge/

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Houston City Council approved a five-year, $16.7 billion capital improvement plan on Wednesday, paving a path for updates to streets and drainage, new fire stations, a massive water plant overhaul, airport renovations and other projects. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/06/25/524914/houston-city-council-approves-16-7-billion-capital-improvement-plan-with-amendments/

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Contention over the planned closure of a thoroughfare connecting the East End to downtown Houston continued this week as community members spoke out against the proposal and the area’s council member promised further engagement in July. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/06/20/524562/contention-over-planned-polk-street-closure-continues-as-community-meetings-resume/

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire, after considering feedback from a series of public engagement meetings, said he is now seeking to steer $50 million in federal disaster relief aid toward housing.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/06/18/524332/houston-mayor-john-whitmire-calls-for-50-million-federal-disaster-aid-to-go-toward-housing/

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