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Spring Branch Management District Board of Directors met Nov. 18,

Spring Branch Management District Board of Directors met Thursday, Nov. 18.


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COVID-19 hospitalizations at Texas Medical Center down 21% over past week

A total of 662 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized at Texas Medical Center facilities over the past week, a 21% decrease from the previous week, according to TMC affiliates in the nine-county Houston area.


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City of Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission met Nov. 17

City of Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission met Wednesday, Nov. 17


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Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Nov. 17

Fort Bend Subsidence District Board of Directors met Wednesday, Nov. 17.


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Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees met Nov. 16

Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Nov. 16.


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International District Environmental & Urban Design/Community Development Committee met Feb. 17

International District Environmental & Urban Design/Community Development Committee met Thursday, Feb. 17.


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'Make a difference': Texas panel promotes community-based programs as future of foster care

With Texas' foster care system in crisis and facing a critical moment, the Lone Star State’s most vulnerable children are in increasing peril. A recent panel discussion examined what state leaders and ordinary citizens can do to assist them.


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Harris County Memorial Management District Board of Directors met Feb. 16

Harris County Memorial Management District Board of Directors met Wednesday, Feb. 16.


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Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Feb. 16

Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Wednesday, Feb. 16.


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Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees met Feb. 15

Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Feb. 15.


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Houston Housing Authority Board of Commissioners met Feb. 15

Houston Housing Authority Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, Feb. 15.


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'This is a can-do city': Houston leaders introduce 38th annual March on Crime

Houston's 38th March of Crime initiative will focus on road rage, domestic violence, homicides, shootings, theft of firearms from vehicles and other facets of crime troubling Texas's largest and the U.S.'s fourth-largest city, city leaders said.


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'I’ve got a little problem': Knox raises concerns with selection of subcontractor West & Associates

A recent Houston City Council meeting scheduled to discuss redistricting considerations was met with concerns as long-time councilmember Mike Knox raised his issue with the selection of subcontractor West & Associates, owned by Sen. Royce West.


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Five Corners Improvement District Public Safety Committee met Feb. 15

Five Corners Improvement District Public Safety Committee met Tuesday, Feb. 15.


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Five Corners Improvement District Economic Development Committee met Feb. 15

Five Corners Improvement District Economic Development Committee met Tuesday, Feb. 15.


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'A prepared and proved leader': Ramabhadran takes over as METRO board chair

For seven years, Professional Engineer Sanjay Ramabhadran served as one of the nine members who comprise the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, or METRO Board of Directors.


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Study: Disasters adversely affect Houston's lower-income neighborhoods the most

The Harris County Community Services Department and Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research have published a study that says disasters like Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Winter Storm Uri last year and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic adversely affect Houston's lower-income neighborhoods the most.


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Five Corners Improvement District Environmental & Urban Design Committee met Feb. 15

Five Corners Improvement District Environmental & Urban Design Committee met Tuesday, Feb. 15.


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Five Corners Improvement District Board of Directors met Feb. 11

Five Corners Improvement District Board of Directors met Friday, Feb. 11.


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Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc., Board of Directors met Nov. 12

Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc., Board of Directors met Friday, Nov. 12.