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Mayor John Whitmire attempted to quell concerns and misconceptions about a major homeless resource hub during a walkthrough of the city's planned East End facility on Monday.
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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.
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Houston’s new 26-unit apartment building for people with mental health disorders to help combat homelessness – Houston Public Media https://www.byteseu.com/1452212/ #CityOfHouston #CriminalJustice #HarrisCenterForMentalHealthAndIDD #HarrisCounty #Health #HealthScience #Healthcare #HomelessInHouston #Housing #Houston #HoustonHomelessness #HoustonHousing #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #local #MentalHealth #News
Houston and Harris County officials on Monday celebrated the opening of a $12 million, 26-unit apartment building for people with serious mental health illnesses. It's part of efforts to address homelessness.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A dilapidated building at the corner of Elgin and Ennis streets in Houston's Third Ward, which included a mural of George Floyd, was demolished just days before the fifth anniversary of his murder.
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The funding source for Mayor John Whitmire’s push to end street homelessness in Houston is about $40 million shy of its $70 million goal. The city is still looking for funds from Harris County and private philanthropy.
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Mayor John Whitmire’s chief of staff, Chris Newport, told the city’s resilience committee Thursday that the 10 warming centers at their peak were filled with about 1,300 people.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Despite a reported death at a METRO bus stop due to exposure and freezing overnight temperatures, the city of Houston has not opened its warming centers.
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire held a press conference today to discuss his plan to address homelessness. He said "It’s not rocket science."
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