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Press and Media
Metro could take over Houston's BCycle, spending $500K to help people get to bus and train stops
January 20, 2023 | Houston Chronicle
The Houston area’s biggest bus operator is considering getting in the bike business, infusing up to $500,000 into the city’s network of docked two-wheelers ...
Houston spent $1.3M on the largest moving sculpture in the world. Why doesn't it move?
December 20, 2022 | Houston Chronicle
The sprawling, $1.34 million "Wings Over Water" sculpture outside the city’s convention center was designed to be a draw to a newly renovated downtown plaza, unveiled shortly before Houston welcomed an estimated 150,000 visitors to Super Bowl LI in 2017 ...
Houston road striping backlog details over 350 requests
December 19, 2022 | Community Impact News
Blank roads without adequate striping to identify lanes are raising concerns about safety for several members of Houston City Council ...
Houston will compost your pumpkins for free
November 1, 2022 | Axios
The city's Solid Waste Management Department will accept rotten jack-o'-lantern carcasses and other pumpkin remnants today through Friday ...
City of Houston collecting Halloween pumpkins for composting
October 31, 2022 | Houston Public Media
Used pumpkins were among the most popular items last fall when Houstonians were invited to drop off their food waste as part of a citywide pilot program for composting ...
Smashing pumpkins coming to Houston: Sorry, folks -- pumpkin composting, not the band
October 28, 2022 | KPRC2
Bad news and good news, friends: The beloved band is not coming to Houston, but the green effort designed to create nutrient-rich compost with your discarded gourds is most definitely coming to H-Town this fall ...
Only a few tickets written in Houston noise ordinance's first month, HPD data shows
October 10, 2022 | ABC13
The City of Houston's new noise ordinance went into effect on Sept. 6, so how do residents of the often-noisy Washington Corridor feel about the job it's doing? ...
The future of Houston airports, and how cities take shape
September 13, 2022 | Houston Public Media
Houston City Council Member Sallie Alcorn answers your questions about issues facing the city ...
New nighttime noise rules take effect in Houston, doubling fine for rowdy bars
September 7, 2022 | Houston Chronicle
New rules regulating nighttime noise in Houston took effect Tuesday, aiming to limit the volume of music coming from bars and clubs in residential neighborhoods ...
Houston's new noise ordinance is now in effect
September 7, 2022 | Axios
Bars and venues that play amplified sound within 300 feet of a residence are now required to obtain a special permit ...
HPD's 'loud-noise unit' now enforcing ordinance to stem Washington Corridor nuisance
September 6, 2022 | ABC13
Officials from the City of Houston held a press conference to discuss the new noise ordinance that went into effect Tuesday. The ordinance was passed in May and is a welcome relief for residents of the Washington Corridor who have been urging officials for years that something needed to be done about the noisy bars in the neighborhood ...
Houston violent crime down 10% so far in 2022 compared to same time in 2021, HPD data shows
August 31, 2022 | ABC13
In a presentation to the Houston City Council on Wednesday morning, the Houston Police Department went council district by district, reporting a 10% overall drop in violent crime citywide compared to this time in 2021 ...
City approves $3 million in ARPA funds for Houston Forensic Science Center
July 28, 2022 | Community Impact News
On July 27, Houston City Council members approved $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds in an agreement between the city and the Houston Forensic Science Center for partnership in forensic lab enhancements ...
Facing pushback from residents and council, Turner adds $20M for neighborhood drainage projects
June 22, 2022 | Houston Chronicle
With meteorologists predicting another busy hurricane season, Mayor Sylvester Turner committed an additional $20 million Wednesday to fixing neighborhood drainage problems across the city as climate change threatens to further strengthen storms in the years to come ...