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This Week at City Hall

Aug. 31, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Labor Day Observance; Labor Spotlight: Dolores Huerta; District C Service Fund Project Spotlight: McGovern Stella Link Library Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Aug. 23, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Home Elevation Grants Approved for Meyerland Flood Survivors; Upcoming Public Meeting: Flood Recovery Townhall; Sidewalk Construction for Gardenia St; Public Meeting: 2019 Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan
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Council Approves Funds for Bayou Greenways 2020

Aug. 17, 2019 in News Articles

Mayor Pro Tem Cohen and her colleagues approved the $17M final allocation of matching funds for the Bayou Greenways 2020Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Aug. 17, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Council Approves Final Matching Funds for Bayou Greenways 2020; Upcoming Meeting: Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan Amendments; August Quality of Life Meeting Cancelled Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Jul. 26, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Sanitary Sewer System “Consent Decree” Approved; Public Meeting: 2019 Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan. Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Jul. 23, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Market-Based Parking Expanded in Midtown, EaDo; Houston Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing; Public Meeting: 2019 Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Jul. 13, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Committee Reviews Sanitary Sewer System Consent Decree; Houston Spaceport Breaks Ground; Public Meeting: 2019 Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan< Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Jun. 28, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Two Upcoming Projects: Cottage Grove East CIP & Dunlavy St CIP; Houston Celebrates July 4th Continue Reading »

Court upholds four-year terms for elected city offices

Jun. 25, 2019City of Houston

The Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas today affirmed the decision of the trial court that 2015 ballot language submitted to Houston voters to approve term limits changes for city elected offices was not misleading as a matter of law. Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Jun. 21, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Council Approves FY2020 Budget; Houston Celebrates Juneteenth; LGBTQ+ Pride Festival and Parade; Two Public Meetings: Cottage Grove East CIP & Dunlavy St CIP
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