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OCT

23

Mayor Turner Joins Houston's Nigerian Community for a Prayer Vigil to #EndSars

OCT

25

Houston Health Department, Partners Announce Free COVID-19 Testing Schedule For Week Of October 26

OCT

23

COVID-19 Response and Resiliency in 2020 State of the City

OCT

23

HOUSTON MUNICIPAL COURTS DEPARTMENT CREATES A NEW SAFE HARBOR COURT TO ASSIST HOUSTONIANS WITH INABILITY TO PAY COURT FINES AND FEES

OCT

23

LAS CORTES MUNICIPALES DE LA CIUDAD DE HOUSTON CREA LA NUEVA CORTE SAFE HARBOR PARA ASSISTIR A LAS PERSONAS DE HOUSTON INCAPACES DE PAGAR MULTAS Y HONORARIOS DE LA CORTE

OCT

20

Mayor Turner Asks Houstonians to Pray for the Houston Police Department and Sgt. Harold Preston, Who Was Killed in the Line of Duty

OCT

20

Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Invites Houstonians to Sign-Up for the Music Friendly Community Workshop

OCT

19

Turnaround Houston Readiness Fair Offers More Than 1,300 Job Openings

OCT

19

Mayor Turner Announces New Initiative to Combat Crime in Houston

OCT

18

The City of Houston Announces Recommendations for Reopening Sanctuaries and Faith-Based Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

OCT

14

City of Houston Prohibits Parking in the Bicycle Lane

OCT

13

Mayor Turner Kicks Off the First Day of Early Voting with the Mayor's Early Vote College Challenge and Releases Public Service Announcement Encouraging all Houstonians to Vote

OCT

09

Mayor Turner's Statement on the Death of Jimmie Lee Solomon

OCT

09

Mayor Turner Recognizes National Code Compliance Month

OCT

09

Mayor Turner's Statement on the Death of Transgender Advocate Monica Roberts

OCT

06

Mayor Turner's Statement on HUD Decision Granting GLO Control of the City's Harvey Housing Funds

OCT

05

Houston Health Department, Greater Houston Restaurant Association Launch Food Service Training To Help Protect Restaurant-Goers During Pandemic

OCT

05

Mayor Turner Named as Board of Directors Chair of Resilient Cities Network

OCT

05

City of Houston and Resilient Houston Recognized with Top Awards for Planning and Resilience

OCT

01

The City of Houston and Harris County Partner to Fund New COVID-19 Homeless Respite and Rehabilitation Center

OCT

01

Mayor Turner's Statement on the Governor's Decision to Force Harris County to Close Nearly All Mail Ballot Drop-off Sites

OCT

01

MOCA's First Demographic Review of Artists Will Help to Advance the City of Houston's Cultural Equity Goals

SEP

30

Mayor's Task Force on Policing Reform Releases Recommendations

SEP

28

Mayor Sylvester Turner Authorizes Cite and Release Program

SEP

28

Mayor's Office of Adult Literacy Celebrates One Year Anniversary with a Book Distribution

SEP

25

Mayor Turner Honoring Five Houstonians During Hispanic Heritage Month

SEP

25

HOUSTON MUNICIPAL COURTS EXTENDS COURT RESET PERIOD TO SPECIFIC SATURDAYS AT 1400 LUBBOCK AND ANNOUNCES THAT JURY TRIALS AND JURY DUTY WILL RESUME DECEMBER 1, 2020

SEP

25

EL DEPARTAMENTO DE LAS CORTES MUNICIPALES DE LA CIUDAD DE HOUSTON EXTIENDE EL PERÍODO DE RESTABLECIMIENTO DE CORTE A SÁBADOS ESPECIFICOS AL 1400 LUBBOCK, Y ANUNCIA QUE LOS JUICIOS POR JURADO Y SERVICIO DE JURADO REANUDARÁN EL 1 DE DICIEMBRE, 2020

SEP

21

Mayor Turner's Statement on Texas Central Partners

SEP

18

Mayor Turner's Statement on the Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

SEP

17

Mayor Turner's Statement on Governor Abbott's Plans to Reopen the State During the COVID-19 Pandemic

SEP

16

Mayor Turner Announces Citywide Anti-Litter Campaign, Encourages Houstonians to Properly Dispose of COVID-19 Face Masks, Gloves and Sanitizer Wipes

SEP

15

Mayor Turner Announces City Initiative to Improve Houston's Local Streets and Major Thoroughfares

SEP

14

Mayor Sylvester Turner Creates New Office of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence

SEP

14

City of Houston Releases Climate Impact Assessment Projecting Future Houston Climate Trends

SEP

11

Houston Climate Week Rescheduled to Sept. 14 - 18

SEP

10

Mayor Sylvester Turner's Statement on the Passing of Tony Vallone

SEP

10

Mayor Turner's Statement on the Firing of Four Houston Police Officers Involved in the Shooting Death of Nicolas Chavez

SEP

10

City of Houston Sending Last Load of Hurricane Laura Supplies to Lake Charles, LA

SEP

10

FEMA Awards Fourth Grant for Flood Mitigation Projects

SEP

09

Mayor Turner Announces the Return of a Limited Number of Special Events in the City of Houston

SEP

09

Mayor Turner and Houston City Council Approve $5 Million Infusion to Small Business Economic Relief Program

SEP

09

City of Houston Wins Award Honoring the Very Best in the Recycling Industry

SEP

08

The City of Houston Mourns the Death of HFD Captain Tommy Searcy

SEP

05

City of Houston "Paying It Forward" Volunteers Will Deliver Hurricane Laura Supplies Saturday Morning

SEP

04

Notice of SEPT 15 Public Hearing - HAS Refunding Bonds (.pdf)

SEP

04

Mayor Sylvester Turner Proclaims Today 5th Ward TV Series Day

SEP

04

Houston's Fifth Ward Cultural District and the Historic Third Ward Awarded State Cultural District Designation

SEP

03

Mayor Turner Joins Sponsors and Volunteers at Hurricane Laura Donation Drop-Off Site and Encourages Houstonians to Donate Supplies for Storm Survivors

SEP

02

Trash Collection And Facility Schedule For Labor Day Holiday Week

SEP

02

City of Houston Announces Initiative to Fight COVID-19

SEP

02

Mayor Turner Recommends Caution as the State of Texas Prepares to Announce the Next Steps in Opening Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

SEP

02

Houston's Creatives Respond to COVID-19 with Ingenuity and Commitment

SEP

01

City of Houston Partners with Local Businesses to Collect Supplies for Hurricane Laura Victims

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