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Recent News About City of Houston Mayor's Office
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Turner: 'This trip demonstrates our dedication to strengthening links between Houston and Africa'
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is planning to lead a three-country African tour to focus on trade relations. The tour, running from July 17 to July 25, will stop at Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to build economic relationships with the city of Houston.
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Turner: 'The City of Houston is proud to champion these opportunities for our children and youth'
Mayor Sylvester Turner is celebrating the city’s recent achievement of becoming an official partner in the nationwide Engage Every Student Program. The Office of Education and Youth Engagement under Mayor Turner was one of the latest additions to the program focused on creating afterschool programs and extracurricular opportunities for students.
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Houston mayor on cultural tourism grants: 'Art is wonderful'
Nine individuals and nonprofit organizations in Houston are set to divvy up $87,500 in grants after the funds were awarded based on the way the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) sees their work in furthering cultural tourism and resilience in the city.
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Turner tests positive for COVID-19: 'I will spend the next several days isolating myself'
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner tested positive for COVID-19, but has mild symptoms.
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Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce president, CEO's new book 'focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion'
Dr. Laura Murillo, President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, recently commemorated the publication of her book, "Lead in Life: People. Passion. Persistence. Succeed in the New Era of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” according to a Click2Houston article.
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'These incidents cannot continue to occur': Green urges Senate to approve George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Rep. Al Green (D-Houston) recently urged the United States Senate to pass legislation that would resolve a variety of policies and concerns regarding police conduct and transparency in law enforcement.