COVID-19 positivity rate in Houston at 'highest ever,' Mayor Turner confirms
The mayor said the latest 14-day average for COVID-19 positivity is 38%, the highest ever. It was just 4.3% in early December."
EXCLUSIVE: Land Commissioner George P. Bush calls cancelled housing deal 'potentially criminal'
The commissioner of the Texas General Land Office is saying potential crime has been committed at Houston City Hall, gathering evidence, George P. Bush is referring to that controversial affordable housing contract and he spoke exclusively with our Greg Groogan.
Did controversial city housing deal violate federal competitive bidding rules?
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner pushed back again Wednesday on allegations he steered a multi-million-dollar deal to an old business partner.
Houston mayor 'turning the tables' on fired Housing Director
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner fighting back against a lingering allegation he improperly pushed a multi-million-dollar city housing deal that benefits his long-time friend and law partner.
Houston Mayor orders review of controversial housing deal
"I have no question with anybody vetting, scrutinizing any of these deals," said Sylvester Turner attempting to fend off allegations of wrongdoing lodged against him by Tom McCasland, the now-former Housing Director.
'No Fraud. No Conflict,' says Mayor in response to bid-rigging allegation
At City Hall, not a peep, not a word at the weekly meeting of Council regarding the "elephant in the room" - Tuesday's sudden firing of Housing Director Tom McCasland after his very public allegation of "bid-rigging" aimed at Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.
'Death is on the table,' 2 charged with capital murder of off-duty New Orleans PD officer killed in Houston
Two suspects, who were previously out on bond, were arrested and charged for capital murder of an off-duty New Orleans PD officer in Houston. Officials say they're working to ensure they don't get a bond this time.
Four years after Hurricane Harvey, Houston mayor says the city is less vulnerable
Four years after Hurricane Harvey bombarded the bayou city with 52 inches of rain Houston's mayor delivered both the question and an answer Are we safer today than we were four years ago?
The push to vaccinate Houston adolescents and school staff against COVID-19 intensifies
City leaders and school officials say they're heavily involved and dedicated to ensuring Houston students and staff members are vaccinated against COVID-19.
As coronavirus rages again in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott resists statewide action, hamstrings local leaders
As cases and hospitalizations are reaching heights not seen since February, Abbott’s pandemic playbook in recent weeks has largely focused on blocking local mandates and committing to protecting the rights of the unvaccinated.
Local mask mandates pop up in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning COVID-19 restrictions
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is the most recent official to defy the governor’s order. He announced Monday that the city’s nearly 22,000 city employees will be required to mask up inside city buildings where social distancing is not doable.
Mayor proclaims July 15th Michelle Cummings Day to honor mother killed while dropping son off at naval academy
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is offering his condolences to a local family whose mother was killed while dropping her son off at the Naval Academy in Maryland.
Report says plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde found in neighborhoods along Houston's ship channel
Mayor Sylvester Turner says it's leaving many families of color that live there at a higher risk for cancer.
Houston leaders doubling fines for illegal dumping
By unanimous vote, Council doubled the maximum fine for offenders breaking the city's dumping law to $4,000.
Houston city council moves forward on $2 billion rate hike for water
Houston city council moving forward Wednesday on what will eventually be a $2 billion rate hike - spread out over the next 15 years.
