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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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Harris County Democratic Party reprimands Houston Mayor John Whitmire, withholds future endorsement – Houston Public Media https://www.byteseu.com/1628581/ #CityOfHouston #CongressmanDanCrenshaw #endorsements #HarrisCounty #HarrisCountyDemocraticParty #Houston #HoustonMayor #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonPolitics #local #News #Politics
https://www.europesays.com/2633821/ Harris County Democratic Party reprimands Houston Mayor John Whitmire, withholds future endorsement – Houston Public Media #CityOfHouston #CongressmanDanCrenshaw #endorsements #HarrisCounty #HarrisCountyDemocraticParty #houston #HoustonMayor #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonPolitics #local #News #Politics
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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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.
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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.
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire called the removal of Montrose's rainbow crosswalks "a manufactured issue" in his first public comments about the controversy.
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On the first day of the long-awaited, highly publicized sprint to collect more than 63,000 signatures within 30 days, only one person canvassed at the main signature collection event.
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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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Houston Mayor John Whitmire said there is no evidence of a serial killer operating in Houston, shutting down a conspiracy theory propagated on social media.
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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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Houston Mayor John Whitmire has “indefinitely” postponed his "State of the City" address that was scheduled for later this month as Hilton Americas-Houston workers are in the second week of their strike.
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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.
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire was joined by U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Hewitt in downtown on Tuesday as the city plans to welcome more than 1,000 sailors this fall as part of the city’s first Fleet Week.
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Hundreds of Houston municipal employees who accepted retirement buyouts in the spring still haven’t been paid, nearly four months later. Mayor John Whitmire says the process will complete next week.
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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.
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No bike lanes and the removal of a center turn lane — those are the main points of contention among East Houston residents concerned about the upcoming overhaul of Telephone Road.
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Housing advocates and community organizers won a major victory Wednesday as Houston Mayor John Whitmire signaled support for a council member’s push to spend more disaster recovery funds on home repairs and housing.
Houston City Council Member Letitia Plummer on Wednesday delayed a contentious plan from Mayor John Whitmire’s administration outlining spending priorities for $315 million in federal disaster recovery funds.
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Mayor Whitmire said the new police unit is part of an initiative to ensure compliance from local bars and clubs.
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Parallel efforts to admonish and recall Houston Mayor John Whitmire face steep uphill climbs as both initiatives have gained trickles of support in the months since their announcement.
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During a visit Tuesday by HUD Secretary Scott Turner, Houston Mayor John Whitmire touted the city’s plan to install backup power generators across dozens of municipal buildings along with his efforts to remove homeless people from public spaces.
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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.
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For the second week in a row, Houston Mayor John Whitmire has announced increased traffic law enforcement along select freeways in the city in an attempt to address concerns about road rage and reckless driving.
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Thousands of people gathered outside Houston City Hall on Saturday to protest what organizers described as authoritarian threats to democracy, marking President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday with a rally they called “No Kings Day.”
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Houston and Harris County are again at odds over funding for Mayor John Whitmire’s ambitious push to “end street homelessness” as the city’s fund for the initiative remains short of its goal.
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In an attempt to address concerns about road rage incidents and reckless driving, Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced a new traffic enforcement initiative along Interstate 45 and Interstate 69/U.S. 59.
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In a show of dissent against a politically powerful and popular city leader, three members of the Houston City Council voted against Mayor John Whitmire’s $7 billion budget, which was passed by the others.
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After an 8-hour meeting and extended disruption by protesters on Wednesday, Houston City Council approved a $7 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which starts in July.
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The City of Houston plans to use federal disaster recovery funds for emergency vehicles, generators for city facilities and its initiative to end homelessness — a conflict with the largest identified need in the aftermath of 2024 storms.
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Ahead of Houston City Council’s vote on a $7 billion proposed budget, Controller Chris Hollins continued to hammer “serious financial challenges” including deficit spending, excess overtime expenditures and the specter of a credit downgrade.
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In a major win for Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s administration, a judge in Harris County signed off on a settlement in a longstanding case concerning the city’s spending on streets and drainage.
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Country singers Lee Brice and Ashley McBryde, a Grammy Award winner, will headline Houston’s annual Freedom Over Texas celebration on the Fourth of July.
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