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Recent News About The City of Houston
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'Tragic': Two Houston high school students among those killed at Astroworld Festival
Two Houston high school students were among the eight people killed during Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival at NRG Park.
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Happenings in Houston this week
Happenings in Houston this week
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Californians flock toward Houston with 'more than 8,400 people' moving to Harris County
Houston is a popular settling place for Californians after moving to the state of Texas.
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‘Admired by so many’: Turner mourns the loss of former Secretary of State Colin Powell
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who presented the case of the Iraq War just months after the U.S. suffered the 9/11 attacks, died Oct. 18 due to complications from COVID-19.
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Houston offers family friendly events this week
Houston offers family friendly events this week
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Houston adds color to intersection to 'create better visibility for all road users'
Two city departments have painted sections of the intersection at Fulton Street and Quitman Street in hopes to protect cyclists and pedestrians against ongoing traffic.
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'We always rise': Turner discusses unity, resiliency in State of the City Address
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner delivered his State of the City address on Oct. 13.
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Texas father-son team take on 'Top Chef'
A Texas father and son are showing their cooking skills on "Top Chef," a culinary competition.
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ATF Special Agent: Houston 'ground zero' for auto switch devices on firearms
The Houston Police Department has released bodycam footage of an officer being fatally wounded, his partner injured while trying to serve an arrest warrant.
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Osteen repays $4.4 Million in pandemic relief funding
TV televangelist and mega-church pastor Joel Osteen has repaid $4.4 million to the federal government that he received in COVID-19 pandemic loans.
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'Way to go': Houston rap icon Bun B aids police officer, stranded motorist
Houston-based rapper Bun B was seen helping a Houston police officer recently as they tended to a stranded motorist.
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Turner: Huntington at Bay Area development not ‘recommended for funding’
A housing community that was to create 148, one- and two-bedroom apartments for seniors near Clear Lake and other southern communities of Houston has lost support from Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner in the wake of accusations of a controversial deal.
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Dallas-based American Communities invests big in Houston real estate
Dallas-based American Communities recently invested in the Houston market when it purchased two apartment complexes for an undisclosed amount.
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National Night Out promotes goodwill between police, residents: 'It's a big deal for us'
National Night Out was held recently at the Greenspoint area park, an annual event staged since 1984 to bring together local communities and law enforcement agencies in a positive setting to address crime in their neighborhoods.
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Houston ranked among top cities for ‘rodent infestations’ by Terminix
Houston has landed on Terminix’s list of most rodent-infested cities in the nation.
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Late Houston social media influencer Alexis Sharkey's husband and suspected killer found dead in Florida from 'apparent self-inflicted gunshot'
The spouse of late Houston social media influencer Alexis Sharkey and purported suspect in her death, Thomas Sharkey, was found dead in his Florida home on Oct. 7 following a warrant issued for his arrest.
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'Cleanup is underway and regulatory notifications have been made' for crude oil spill
A crude oil leak was reported at the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City on Wednesday, Oct. 6.
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'The biggest recycling project you've ever seen': POST Houston multipurpose venue to open Nov. 13
POST Houston will open its doors soon, providing residents another venue where they can eat, shop and catch a show in Downtown Houston.
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'Fight we must': Top Chef hosts join pro-choice rally in Houston
Top Chef hosts Padma Lakshmi and Gail Simmons joined thousands of other pro-choice marchers in Houston Oct. 2 to protest the Texas abortion law, KHOU 11 reported.
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Turner on McCasland's allegations: 'You don't have the luxury of putting up smokescreens'
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said that he will continue to release information as it comes out in regards to Tom McCasland, former director of Houston Housing and Community Development Department, that was fired in mid-September.