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2023
$5 Million in ARPA Funding Invested in Arts and Cultural Organizations
City of Houston • 09.05.2023
After a 2022 peak, domestic violence homicides declined in Houston this year, data shows
Houston Chronicle • 08.25.2023
City Council Approves an Additional $1.95 Million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds for the Houston Forensic Science Center
City of Houston • 05.17.2023
City of Houston approves $5 million for Houston’s arts sector to help recover from pandemic
Houston Public Media • 05.10.2023
2022
Houston to pay contractor $7 million to clean homeless encampments
Houston Chronicle • 06.29.2022
Houston’s fight against crime sees progress under One Safe Houston
Houston Chronicle • 06.08.2022
Houston Police Chief Finner, Mayor Turner to visit White House on Friday
Houston Chronicle • 05.12.2022
Houston’s mental health police task force calls for an increase in crisis diversion funding
Houston Public Media • 02.18.2022
Mayor Turner outlines $44 million plan to combat violent crime
Houston Chronicle • 02.02.2022
2021
As homeless camps around Houston are 'decommissioned,' other U.S. cities look to copy the strategy
Houston Chronicle • 11.22.2021
Cities Are Not Only Tackling Covid, But Its Pollution, Too
New York Times • 11.16.2021
An Unexpected Pandemic Consequence Frustrates Florida’s Biggest City
New York Times • 10.24.2021
Report: Texas domestic violence deaths reach 228 in 2020
Houston Chronicle • 10.09.2021
Mayor Sylvester Turner, local community leaders join advocates to shed light during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
KPRC Channel 2 • 10.07.2021
New child tax credits pull Houstonians from the brink of financial ruin
Houston Chronicle • 10.07.2021
Domestic violence cases increasing in Houston area, investigators say
Houston Chronicle • 08.27.2021
COVID live updates: Houston sees jump in vaccinations amid new incentives
Channel 2 Houston • 09.06.2021
Houston Health Department To Provide Up To $150 In Gift Cards For COVID-19 Vaccinations
City of Houston Health Dept. • 08.25.2021
Mayor Turner Increasing Houston Health Department COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive to $150
City of Houston • 08.20.2021
Demand for COVID-19 vaccine triples in Harris County after $100 incentive announcement
FOX 26 Houston • 08.20.2021
Study highlights link between the pandemic and the rise in domestic violence cases around Houston
ABC Channel 13 • 07.30.2021
Houston City Council OKs 18% firefighter raises
Community Impact News • 06.30.2021
Houston passes $5.1B budget that gives firefighters a raise, and council rebukes mayor on district funds
Houston Chronicle • 06.02.2021
Houston Passes $5.1 Billion Annual Budget, Using Federal Aid To Plug Deficit
Houston Public Media • 06.02.2021
Mayor Releases Proposed FY 2022 Budget
City of Houston Mayor's Office • 05.11.2021
How the New Stimulus Can Strengthen Local Governments
Governing Magazine • 04.06.2021
At odds with national Republicans, GOP mayors welcome long-awaited COVID relief
CBS News • 03.16.2021
2020
Houston launches anti-littering campaign after PPE litter problem develops during pandemic
CW39 Houston • 10.01.2020
Stuck at home due to COVID, Houston can't stop cleaning. It's overwhelming local trash collectors.
Houston Chronicle • 07.30.2020
In Large Texas Cities, Access To Coronavirus Testing May Depend On Where You Live
NPR • 05.27.2020