District F
In the News
October 2026
- Houston Chronicle: Houston's no-zoning reality puts historic minority neighborhoods at risk. The city could help - will it?
- KHOU 11: Houston roads could have benefited from $29 million in grants, but applications reportedly weren't completed
- Houston Public Media: Houston police responded to a man in a mental health crisis. ICE arrested him
- KPRC 2: Houston churches could help turn underused land into thousands of affordable homes
- Houston Public Media: Houston Public Media: How Houston is turning faith into action
- 97.9 The Box: Council Member Tiffany D. Thomas to Host Faith & Housing Summit
- CW39: Councilmember Tiffany Thomas to host third annual Faith & Affordable Housing Summit
- KHOU 11: West Houston homelessness partnership seeks permanent housing results
September 2026
- Houston Defender: West Houston homelessness partnership seeks permanent housing results
August 2026
- Houston Matters: City funds for Beryl repair
- Houston Chronicle: Home damaged by Hurricane Beryl or the derecho in 2024? Houston offers up to $300,000 for repairs
- Community Impact: New homelessness program uses nearby hotels to help with temporary housing
- Houston Public Media: West Houston program moving people from homelessness to hotels gains surge in funding
- Houston Defender: ‘Invisible homelessness’ crisis in Houston affects 141,000 residents
July 2026
- National League of Cities: Opening Doors to Opportunity: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- Houston Chronicle: Houston approves $45M to repair, rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Beryl and 2024 derecho
June 2026
- National League of Cities - CitiesSpeak Guest: America’s Housing Comeback Starts in City Hall
- Univision 45: Recursos Disponibles para afectados por huracán Beryl
- Houston Chronicle: Harris County floats purchasing $4.3M Alief Family YMCA for new community center
- Chron: How an Alief Actor landed one of Hulu's most acclaimed comedies
- Houston Chronicle: Whitmire's new homeless facility matters. So does housing. | Opinion
- Houston Defender: Keep Houston kids safe around water: Here's how
May 2026
- Houston Chronicle: Houston honors Sheila Jackson Lee with Terminal E dedication at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Houston Defender: Houston’s west side brings showers, services to the unhoused
- Univision 45 Houston: Cómo va el plan de implementación de inspección de apartamentos
- Houston Chronicle: What do Houston City Council members think of Mayor John Whitmire's proposed $5 monthly trash fee?
- Telemundo Houston: Nueva ordenanza busca mejorar condiciones en apartamentos en Houston
- FOX 26: Houston approves proactive apartment inspections, cracking down on 'high-risk' rentals
- ABC 13: Houston city leaders approve upgraded apartment inspections, cracking down on 'high-risk' rentals
- KHOU 11: Houston approves new inspection program targeting troubled apartments
- KPRC 2: New apartment ordinance in Houston targets landlords leaving units in disarray
- Houston Chronicle: Houston passes a high-risk apartment ordinance targeting unsafe apartment complexes citywide
- Houston Public Media: After delays, Houston City Council approves new apartment inspection rules
- Houston Public Media: Houston city officials miss 30-day deadline for apartment inspection ordinance
April 2026
- Houston Defender: Houston's Black women in politics: Shaping policy, taking action
- KHOU11: Houston approves guidelines for $150 million in federal storm recovery funds after derecho and Hurricane Beryl
- KPRC 2:: ‘It better happen in the next 24 hours’: Gov. Abbott says HPD still not in compliance with ICE policy
- KHOU 11: Houston City Council approves revised ICE ordinance, but Abbott says funds are still frozen for now
- Telemundo Houston: Crece la tensión: Texas congela fondos a Houston por límitar la cooperación con ICE
- Houston Public Media: After Abbott’s threat, Houston Mayor Whitmire’s influence faces test in his push to repeal HPD-ICE policy
- FOX 26: Houston $100M funding crisis: HPD overtime suspended as city hall, Austin clash over immigration policy
- KHOU 11: Houston City Council members weigh whether to keep or repeal controversial immigration ordinance
- KPRC 2: How Houston Police Department's ICE policy impacts Houston
- CW39: West Houston workshop offers clarity on deed restrictions
- CW39: Mobile Care Day provides showers to unhoused residents
- CW39: Westside Mobile Care Day to provide showers, food and resources for Houston’s unhoused residents
March 2026
- KHOU 11 | Demolition planned for abandoned southwest Houston bank building tied to homicide
- Houston Chronicle | Houston doesn’t have mold inspections. A proposed high-risk apartment ordinance could change that
- Houston Chronicle Editorial | Houston has another chance to make apartments safer. San Antonio already did it
- Houston Public Media | After delays, apartment inspection ordinance progresses at Houston City Hall
- Houston Defender | Houston weighs new apartment inspection ordinance, targeting worst complexes
February 2026
- Hello Houston | Houston Public Media: Council Member Thomas discusses apartment inspection ordinance
- CW39: Council Member Tiffany Thomas joins CW39 to talk apartment inspection ordinance delays and the series of public meetings
- KHOU 11: Residents voice frustrations over problem apartments in Houston
- FOX 26: Houston proposes new 'high-risk' apartment ordinance to crackdown on worst rental properties
- KPRC 2: Houston renters demand safer living conditions as council eyes inspection plan
- ABC 13: Houston City Council passes ordinance for $33M contract for 2021 winter storm relief
- KHOU 11: Why Houston can't tear down every dangerous building
- Houston Public Media: Houston officials seek input from tenants and landlords about proposed apartment inspection ordinance
- KPRC 2: Illegal dumping tops 311 complaints as city moves to block off roads
January 2026
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