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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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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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Houston City Council on Wednesday approved the creation of a fund for Mayor John Whitmire’s push to “end homelessness in Houston,” and Whitmire repeated his calls for a ban on sleeping outside.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/02/26/514858/houston-city-council-creates-fund-for-homelessness-as-mayor-whitmire-pushes-for-outdoor-sleeping-ban/

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More than 400 volunteers and outreach workers have combed through Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties this week in an effort to count the number of unhoused people in the Houston region.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/01/30/512340/outreach-teams-conduct-annual-count-of-houston-areas-homeless-population/

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire expressed frustration with homeless people who refused shelter during this week's winter storm. He said the city needs the authority to remove them from the streets.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/01/23/511758/houston-mayor-john-whitmire-repeats-calls-for-crackdown-on-homeless-street-presence-after-freeze/

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The Houston Housing Authority says it will use a $5 million federal grant to help residents with Housing Choice Vouchers receive increased access to “opportunity neighborhoods.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2023/12/14/472388/houston-housing-authority-to-use-5-million-federal-grant-to-help-residents-with-vouchers-relocate-to-opportunity-neighborhoods/

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