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This Week at City Hall

Apr. 13, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Safer Streets Initiative Announced; Council to Vote on Firefighter Layoffs; Houston Art Car Parade Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Apr. 5, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Glass is Back!; Mayor Offers 3 1/2 Year Phase-In for Prop B; State Legislature to Vote on Cable Franchise Fee Removal Bill Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Mar. 29, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: District C Annual CIP Meeting; Council Votes Down Trash Tax; Committee Materials Available Online Continue Reading »

Checking in on Prop B

Mar. 28, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

Last week, I wrote about recent developments with Proposition B, the controversial measure approved by voters last fall that mandates an approximate 29% pay raise across the board for firefighters. Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Mar. 23, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Council to Vote on Proposed Trash Tax to Fund Firefighter Raises. Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall: Women’s History Month

Mar. 16, 2019 in News Articles, This Week at City Hall

March is National Women’s History Month, and this year’s theme is “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace & Nonviolence.” In celebration, the District C team is featuring Mayor Pro Tem Cohen’s ‘Women in Government’ Mini Murals Initiative. Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Mar. 8, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Prop B Implementation Schedule Released Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Mar. 1, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Home Elevations Approved for Meyerland Flood Survivors; Progress Report: Hurricane Harvey Recovery; The 8th Annual Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Feb. 23, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week at City Hall: Heights Workforce Housing Application Moves Forward; February Quality of Life Meeting Cancelled; Meeting to discuss erosion control improvements for Little Thicket Park. Continue Reading »

For Houston, election season is pothole season

Feb. 18, 2019Houston Chronicle

Though northern cities often have annual pothole seasons following the spring thaw, Houston’s typically comes around just in time for mayoral elections. Continue Reading »