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- March 13, 2023 -- BARC Hosts Rescue Rally, Providing Financial Incentive to Rescue Groups
- March 8, 2023 -- Mayor Turner To Personally Visit And Thank City Call Takers On National 311 Day
- February 27, 2023 -- BARC Houston To Close Public Dog Intake Due to Positive Distemper Case
- January 30, 2023 -- BARC Reminds Houstonians to Microchip Pets, Hosts Free Microchipping Events
- September 24, 2021 -- Notice of CenterPoint Energy's Requested Gas Rate Increase
- March 7, 2019 -- Reunited and It Feels So Good
- February 13, 2019 -- BARC: Houston, We Had A Tiger!
- August 23, 2017 -- Artist Celan Bouillet Enlivens New Parking Meters Along Allen Parkway
- January 23, 2017 -- ParkHouston, Zipcar Launch City’s First On-Street Car-Share Program in Midtown
- March 12, 2014 -- Houston's Concern with Lyft Expands from Illegal Operations to Safety Issues
- October 22, 2013 -- Introduction of the Nation's First Art Parking Meter Sculptures
- September 26, 2013 -- City Of Houston Seeks Feedback From Taxicab Customers
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- March 7, 2023 -- These are the 5 Houston apartment complexes with most issues reported to the city
- March 1, 2023 -- Houston City Council Passes Amendment Regulating Donation Stations In City Limits
- February 27, 2023 -- BARC Houston Temporarily Closing Public Dog Intake Due To Positive Distemper Case
- February 1, 2023 -- All pets in the city of Houston must be microchipped, starting Feb. 1; Here’s how to get it done for free
- January 30, 2023 -- Have a dog or a cat? Starting Wednesday, you can be fined if it does not have a microchip
- January 29, 2023 -- Houston Nightlife Parking: Millennials, Gen Z Frustrated By Prices, Opting To Stay Home
- January 4, 2023 -- $23 For 2023: BARC Slashes Adoption Fees As Shelter Reaches ‘Critical Point’
- December 30, 2022 -- Houston Animal Groups Worked Together to Help Pets Stay Warm During the Freeze
- December 21, 2022 -- BARC’s tips on preparing your pets for the cold, and how you can help donate to the shelter
- December 21, 2022 -- BARC seeks emergency donations of blankets to help keep shelter animals warm during arctic blast
- February 9, 2017 -- Houstonians Are Fixing The Stray Pet Population
- February 8, 2017 -- BARC Euthanization Rate Drops Below 10 Percent
- February 8, 2017 -- Super Bowl Surge In For-Hire Rides In Houston
- November 17, 2014 -- Houston Style Magazine: New Art Parking Meters Light Up Washington Ave