The November special election will test Houston’s Black political power as redistricting reshapes TX-18.| DefenderNetwork.com
Harris County Commissioners Court will meet Tuesday to consider a slate of items that includes a proposal by Democrat County Commissioner Adrian Garcia to use taxpayer funds to subsidize an upcoming gay softball championship event in Houston. The agenda item requests that Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo “execute a 381 amendment with International Pride Softball to […] The post Harris County to Consider $468k Subsidy for Gay Softball Championship appeared first on The Texas Voice..| The Texas Voice.
A new survey from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs showed that nearly 70 percent of 2,300 Harris County registered voters polled were very worried or moderately worried about losing power this summer. The survey asked residents questions about the potential impact of severe summer weather and to evaluate CenterPoint’s efforts to improve the electrical grid over the past year. It was conducted between July 9-18. Among the three severe weather threats studied—being w...| Energy Capital
notes on the Houston City Council meeting on July 30, 2025, including financial reports, general spending, and solid waste discussion| Emily Takes Notes
notes on the Houston City Council Meeting on July 16, 2025, covering the civility ordinance and solid waste management updates.| Emily Takes Notes
Notes on the Houston City Council meeting on July 9, 2025; homelessness, the civility ordinance, evening public comment, and discriminatory dress codes| Emily Takes Notes
notes on the houston city council meeting on june 25, 2025, including discussion and the vote on the capital improvement plan| Emily Takes Notes
notes on the Houston city council meeting on June 17, 2025, including discussion on HUD disaster recovery funding| Emily Takes Notes
notes on the houston city council meeting on June 4, 2025, including the monthly financial report and budget discussion| Emily Takes Notes
notes on the houston on the houston city council meeting on june 3, 2025, an overview of the public comment session| Emily Takes Notes
notes on the houston city council meeting on may 28, 2025, including budget discussion, police quotas, and spending| Emily Takes Notes
notes on the houston city council meeting on may 21, 2025, including the police union contract and city budget| Emily Takes Notes
Notes on the Houston City Council meeting on April 16, 2025, written by Emily Hynds.| Emily Takes Notes
Harris County Commissioners Court, which approved a property tax hike of nearly 10% last month, is set to approve a $250,000 expenditure to have a graffiti artist paint murals at the County’s juvenile detention center. The agenda for the October 8 meeting of the Harris County Commissioners Court includes an item that states, “Request for approval of […]| The Texas Voice.