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https://www.europesays.com/3264567/ After delay, Houston officials to vote on $150 million grant tied to ‘immigration law enforcement’ – Houston Public Media #CityOfHouston #doj #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonPoliceDepartment #ice #immigrant #Immigration #ImmigrationEnforcement #LawEnforcement #News #USDepartmentOfJustice #USImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement

Greg Abbott says White House needs to ‘recalibrate’ ICE following fatal Minneapolis shooting – Houston Public Media

Adam Gray/AP A person holds a sign during a vigil for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot…
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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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/10/20/533777/whitmire-quells-concerns-about-16-million-homeless-resource-hub-during-walkthrough/

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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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Houston Mayor John Whitmire called the removal of Montrose's rainbow crosswalks "a manufactured issue" in his first public comments about the controversy.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/10/15/533402/houston-mayor-john-whitmire-rainbow-crosswalk-removal/

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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's Emancipation Park is undergoing a multi-million dollar expansion over the next several months.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/10/14/533382/houstons-emancipation-park-to-expand-with-new-performance-stage-cultural-center-remodel/

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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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/10/14/533356/houston-housing-homeless-mental-health/

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Despite a projected budget deficit of about $128 million and a chronically declining savings account, Houston Mayor John Whitmire wants to keep the property tax rate flat heading into 2026. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/10/07/532804/houston-mayor-john-whitmire-apposes-property-tax-increase-despite-over-100-million-deficit/

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The city of Houston’s housing department hopes to open a facility with 150 to 225 beds for homeless people in East Downtown sometime in early 2026. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/10/06/532729/east-downtown-superhub-for-homeless-proposed-by-houston-housing-department/

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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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/10/06/532723/uphill-effort-to-recall-whitmire-kicks-off-with-single-canvasser-misspelled-signature-forms/

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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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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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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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/09/23/531734/no-serial-killer-in-houston-mayor-whitmire-says-after-five-bodies-pulled-from-bayous/

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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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Candidates endorsed by the Harris County Democratic Party can continue to fundraise for Republicans without losing their endorsement, for now, after party leaders voted down a rule change on Sunday. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/09/15/530937/harris-county-democrats-hold-off-fundraising-rule-change-as-effort-to-admonish-whitmire-continues/

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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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/09/11/530659/houston-mayor-postpones-state-of-the-city-address-due-to-hilton-workers-strike/

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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. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/09/09/530431/houston-mayor-navy-officials-discuss-plans-for-upcoming-fleet-week/

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The City of Houston’s financial position puts it at risk of a worsening deficit and depleted savings in the event of a major disaster, the city controller’s office warned this week. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/09/03/530018/at-the-peak-of-hurricane-season-houston-city-finances-face-resiliency-challenges/

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Four months after accepting early retirement incentives from Mayor John Whitmire’s administration, at least 349 workers with the City of Houston were still awaiting pension payments in early September. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/09/02/529873/hundreds-of-retired-houston-city-workers-still-awaiting-pension-payments-months-after-buyouts/

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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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Houston transportation advocates and city officials are calling for safer pedestrian crossings after a teenager was struck and injured by a motorist Tuesday afternoon while crossing a street near his school. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/08/21/529216/houston-student-hit-by-driver-on-westheimer-renews-calls-for-safer-streets/

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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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/08/20/529111/delayed-buyout-payments-to-500-city-of-houston-retirees-should-be-resolved-next-week-mayor-says/

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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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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. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/08/07/528236/amid-brewing-controversy-over-telephone-road-project-harrisburg-tirz-to-host-community-info-session/

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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. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/07/23/527008/houston-city-council-delays-spending-plan-for-federal-recovery-funds-amid-disagreement-over-home-repairs/

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Mayor Whitmire said the new police unit is part of an initiative to ensure compliance from local bars and clubs. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston-mayor/2025/07/22/526954/houston-mayors-newly-created-police-club-unit-closed-5-clubs-over-2-day-period/

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During the 8 months after Houston Mayor John Whitmire instructed the city’s planning department to “use discretion and waive sidewalk construction” for certain single-family projects, only 6% of about 3,700 approved projects received waivers.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/07/18/525639/houston-sidewalk-construction-waivers-rule-change/

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About 100 protesters gathered Thursday at Houston City Hall, calling out what they say are attacks on civil and human rights under President Donald Trump’s administration.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/protests/2025/07/18/526692/houston-residents-participate-in-good-trouble-lives-on-protest-at-city-hall/

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A Houston Police Department sergeant and a person suspected of shooting him are both recovering in the hospital after an exchange of gunfire Thursday night in southeast Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2025/07/18/526662/hpd-sergeant-suspect-injured-southeast-houston-shooting-overnight/

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he's working to "permanently" remove a former member of the city’s food insecurity board after she made racial comments about Camp Mystic, which has been particularly devastated by Central Texas flooding.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/07/07/525803/houston-mayor-criticizes-racial-camp-mystic-comments-former-member-food-insecurity-board/

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