The City of Houston
Recent News About The City of Houston
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Houston nonprofit makes it snow for kid with cancer: 'A little bit of light in a dark situation'
The temperature outside may show nearly 90 degrees Fahrenheit, but for one Houston teenager, it was snowing all around her.
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Fiona elicits worry among Puerto Rican Houstonians: 'We know that they’re going to struggle'
Members of the Puerto Rican community in Houston expressed concerns about loved ones’ well-being after Hurricane Fiona slammed their homeland, according to a report from Houston CBS affiliate KHOU.
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Houston veteran on representing U.S. at Amputee Soccer World Cup: 'I couldn't be more proud of this journey'
Houston veteran Robert Ferguson will be representing the country in a different way as a member of Team USA in the 2022 Amputee Soccer World Cup, per a report from Houston ABC affiliate KTRK.
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Drive Shack leader Khouri on new Bayou City location: 'As a Houston native myself, I couldn’t be more excited for this opening'
A Dallas-based golf-centric entertainment and event company has announced that its second Texas location will open on Friday, per a press release.
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Rice remembers iconic JFK speech: 'His call to action about the difficulty of the future moonshot endeavor got my attention'
A private Houston university is looking back on its role in one of the most iconic speeches made by a U.S. president.
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Turner: 'I wish the very best to the newly crowned King Charles III'
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner extended his well wishes to the new British monarch, King Charles III on Thursday.
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Rice alum praises Owls' new space-themed uniforms: 'These are fire'
Fans at Rice University’s Saturday home game against McNeese State will notice new threads on the Owls.
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McCarthy calls out China during Houston visit: 'If you're innocent, using a bonfire to destroy documents wouldn't be necessary'
Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) vowed more action against China should his party regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in this year’s midterm elections during a visit to Houston on Thursday, according to a report from Houston CBS affiliate KHOU.
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Houston remembers late Queen Elizabeth II's 1991 visit: 'It was huge'
In light of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing on Thursday at the age of 96, the City of Houston is reflecting on her visit to the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the U.S. in 1991.
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New Houston police data shows thieves covet trucks the most: 'Crooks have figured out how to steal these with little or no tools at all'
New data from the Houston Police Department (HPD) released on Tuesday shows that Chevy and GMC trucks are the most sought-after by thieves within the city this year, according to a report from Houston FOX affiliate KRIV.
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Amended Houston noise ordinance goes into effect: 'Our neighborhoods are becoming increasingly mixed-use'
The City of Houston’s amended noise ordinance went into effect on Tuesday, Houston CBS affiliate KHOU reported.
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Shaq-affiliated chicken restaurant to open in Houston: 'Our efforts over the last several months have all culminated in this exciting moment'
Before Shaquille O’Neal became one of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) most dominant players, he was honing his craft in Texas.
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Houstonian on lost crypto investment: 'I’ll just go back to square one and just rebuild from there'
Crypto investments have enjoyed immense popularity in recent years, but as a Houston man would learn, what’s considered the next big thing in finance has a dark side.
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Poisoned napkin sends woman to hospital on birthday: 'I told my husband that I didn’t feel well'
Touching a napkin left on her car door handle on Tuesday caused a Houston proprietress to fall ill and spend her birthday in the hospital, per a report from Houston NBC affiliate KPRC.
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Nonprofit to provide mental health services to Uvalde students: 'It was an opportunity to do something for the community'
With the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) just two weeks away from commencing its first academic year since the Robb Elementary School tragedy, a Houston nonprofit organization is looking to help students who are still reeling from the incident.
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Lovett Industrial makes deal to acquire a 'large-scale site in the west Valley of Phoenix'
On Jan. 25, Houston-based real estate investment firm Lovett Industrial announced that it has made a deal to acquire 139 acres in Glendale, Arizona.
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'Texas has highest percentage of uninsured citizens': Health care expansion fails at state level
A resolution for the Texas Legislature to expand health care access statewide passed unanimously in the Harris County Commissioners Court, but later failed in the Texas House.