This Week at City Hall

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 »

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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This Week at City Hall

Jun. 14, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Budget Vote Delayed; Two Public Meetings: Cottage Grove East CIP & Dunlavy St CIP.
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This Week at City Hall

Jun. 7, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Budget Vote Delayed; Overlays for Woodhead, Sewanee, and Bradford Sts; Westmoreland Triangle Park Open Continue Reading »

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May. 31, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Council to Vote on FY2020 Budget. Continue Reading »

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May. 25, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Budget Workshops Conclude;Double Up Food Bucks; Houston Observes Memorial Day.
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May. 17, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: State Judge Rules Prop B Unconstitutional; UNESCO Slave Route Project Designates ‘Sites of Memory’ in Houston; Boards & Commissions Fair Continue Reading »

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May. 3, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

This Week: Reconstruction of Westheimer, from Montrose to Main, Moves Forward; Budget Workshops Scheduled. Continue Reading »

This Week at City Hall

Apr. 27, 2019Office of Council Member Ellen Cohen

Council Votes to Send Layoff Notices to 220 Firefighters

In a 10-6 vote, Council authorized 60-day layoff notices to be sent to 220 firefighters to assist in paying for the firefighter raises mandated by Prop B, the controversial measure approved by the voters to mandate “pay parity” for Houston’s fire and police departments on the basis of job title/classification and seniority. Continue Reading »

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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 »