Online sign-ups to speak at City Hall are now open!
Houstonians can now register to speak before City Council using the new online form, in addition to calling, emailing, or coming in person to the City Secretary’s Office. Grateful to my colleagues on Council for supporting our ordinance and expanding participation for working residents.
Register to speak here: https://t.co/2qywqOOuKy
Share this post to spread the word!
my @HoustoniaMag wrap up for May is here!! I cover new CM Joe Panzarella, budget saison, world cup stuff, apartment inspection reform. this piece is perfect for ppl who want to know what's going on but are short on time and attention spans and and and
https://t.co/DXSJcacLK7
Crews began work this week on phase 1 of a $7.5 million solar-powered lights project spanning four miles and linking Third Ward neighborhoods, Texas Southern University and East Downtown to city destinations. https://t.co/KwLYjQf1gs
Money helped, but trust mattered.
Houston Equity Fund’s legacy shows real investment takes more than grants. What support helps small businesses thrive most?
@RoninArtHouse@DoshiHouse@TheAmandaSapp
https://t.co/yuzWIErtu6
For context, this is what a hogtie looks like. In one of the cases, the boy was left face down in the backseat of the police car for roughly 20 minutes in this position
After Uvalde, Texas undertook an ambitious effort to station a police officer at every school.
Since then, students have been tackled, pepper sprayed and Tasered. Many episodes began over minor infractions like breaking dress code or vaping.
Our report: https://t.co/kSJ6lFudqo
Yes I slid drainage in there even though public works is not a general fund department but since we're taking money from the combined utility system to pay for police raises i figure it's fair game.
I encourage everyone to complete this survey. I'd also encourage you to remember that no department aside from HPD and Fire takes up more than 3% of the budget.
So if you want more money for drainage, health, libraries, etc. let the city know!
ONE more day to fill out our FY27 budget survey in partnership with the @RiceKinderInst 💰💸📊 Let City Hall know how you’d like to see your tax dollars spent!
https://t.co/ihGYyhqoP1
Last thing, the survey asks if you're satisfied with a department, and then asks whether you think that dept should get more/less money.
So you could say you're satisfied with libraries and that we're underinvesting, or that you're unsatisfied with cops but they get too much.
We all know we just need the police report number for our insurance. Let me go on about my life without waiting 2 hours for a cop to show up.
Also, end non-safety traffic stops. People are running lights all over and y'all don't care, but an expired registration matters?
@gratifihouston This is a claim that the administration has made outside of the podcast. It came up during the budget workshop as well.
This is a big issue I have with the city's efficiency study. It doesn't adequately examine the problems stemming from underinvestment in certain departments.
Something I don't understand is this implication that $25/mo is the high end. That solid waste will get smaller and more efficient while also becoming able to provide reliable service.
It seems like *efficiency* is being prioritized over *reliability*. Am I missing anything?
Lol this is a great encouragement to elect Darrell Jordan for District Clerk. "He wants to make court processes faster. I don't like that" isn't the indictment she thinks it is.
Opinion | "I previously said that I would not endorse a candidate in the runoff for the Democratic nomination to succeed me as District Clerk. However, I can no longer remain silent," writes Marilyn Burgess. https://t.co/hDoaArdaEX