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News from May 2024
Houston calls for proposals under national creative placemaking grant
By Houston Daily | May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024 -- The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) is calling for Houston’s best ideas to endorse for the national Our Town grant program. Led by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Our Town grant seeks projects that integrate arts, culture, and design into local efforts to strengthen communities. Successful projects have advanced local economic, physical, and social outcomes in communities and are laying the groundwork for systemic changes.
OPINION: A primer on Houston’s tax increment reinvestment zones
By Bill King | May 21, 2024
In the last few years, there has been a great deal of media and public attention on the City of Houston’s tax increment reinvestment zones (TIRZs). The TIRZs are a murky, complex world that elude simple explanations or generalizations. It is also very difficult to get good data on them. The City has done a poor job of overseeing the TIRZs and the financial reporting is disjointed and difficult to access.
Christian Araiza wins 2024 Congressional Art Competition for Texas' 10th District
By Houston Daily | May 21, 2024
On May 21, 2024, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced that Christian Araiza from Brazos County is the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for Texas' 10th Congressional District. Christian, a 12th-grade student, titled his artwork “Eve's Embrace.”
Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Groundwater Management Area 14 Joint Planning Committee met May 14
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 21, 2024
Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Groundwater Management Area 14 Joint Planning Committee met Tuesday, May 14
Five Corners Improvement District Board of Directors met May 17
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 21, 2024
Five Corners Improvement District Board of Directors met Friday, May 17
Spring Branch Management District Board of Directors met May 16
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 21, 2024
Spring Branch Management District Board of Directors met Thursday, May 16
Harris County Municipal Management District #1 Board of Directors met May 15
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 21, 2024
Harris County Municipal Management District #1 Board of Directors met Wednesday, May 15
Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors met May 14
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 21, 2024
Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors met Tuesday, May 14
Downtown Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors met May 14
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 21, 2024
Downtown Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors met Tuesday, May 14
Gulf Coast Rail District Board of Directors met May 14
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 21, 2024
Gulf Coast Rail District Board of Directors met Tuesday, May 14
City of Houston Tower Commission met May 20
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 21, 2024
City of Houston Tower Commission met Monday, May 20
City of Houston Planning Commission met May 16
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 21, 2024
City of Houston Planning Commission met Thursday, May 16
City of Houston Public Safety Committee met May 14
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 21, 2024
City of Houston Public Safety Committee met Tuesday, May 14
HISD honors seniors with career commitments at annual signing day
By Houston Daily | May 21, 2024
HISD held its sixth annual Career and Military Signing Day on May 16 inside Delmar Fieldhouse. The event celebrates seniors graduating from the District’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and those who have decided to serve in the military.
McCaul backs new farm bill supporting Texas agriculture
By Houston Daily | May 21, 2024
U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) has declared his support for the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, a newly-released farm bill that aims to authorize funding for various agricultural and food programs through 2029.
Three UH students selected for DOE graduate research program
By Houston Daily | May 21, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has chosen three University of Houston graduate students for its prestigious graduate research program.
Nehls and Jordan investigate D.C.'s handling of alleged mistreatment case
By Houston Daily | May 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) and Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Thomas Faust, the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DOC), regarding the department’s treatment of Ronald “Colton” McAbee.
Congressman Luttrell proposes study on creating separate military cyber force
By Houston Daily | May 20, 2024
Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) recently discussed a cybersecurity amendment he intends to propose during the House Armed Services Committee's Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) mark-up. The amendment seeks to mandate the Department of Defense to commission the National Academy of Sciences for an independent evaluation on the feasibility of establishing a separate, uniformed Cyber Force.
Houston mayor adds emergency item on council agenda post-windstorm
By Houston Daily | May 20, 2024
On May 20, 2024, Mayor John Whitmire authorized an emergency item to be added to this week's Houston City Council agenda. The item is intended to extend the local state of disaster following last week’s windstorm, also known as a derecho. This action was taken in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Meritage Homes of Texas LLC unloads 14528 Vlasta St., Needville
By Houston Daily | May 19, 2024
On May 17, Moran Brenda Guerrero, Juan Manuel Lopez Michaca and Brenda Guadalupe Guerrero Moran purchased a property at 14528 Vlasta St., Needville from Meritage Homes of Texas LLC.