On Wednesday, October 15, the Houston City Council voted 14-1 to authorize the permanent closure of a section of Polk Street as part of the ongoing expansion of the George R. Brown Convention Center. Despite the overwhelming majority of council voting for the measure, a group of local activists condemned the decision over concerns that the loss of Polk Street will isolate residents of East End from Downtown. Edward Pollard was the only dissenting vote. Houston First, the government corporatio...
