“Serious” but also “fun.” That’s how friends and former colleagues remembered U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner as he was lying in state Tuesday at Houston City Hall.
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The City of Houston has reached an agreement with its firefighters’ union. While the details of the agreement are not yet clear, a new labor contract for the firefighters is in sight.
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As his two terms in office come to an end, Mayor Sylvester Turner reflects on his time leading Houston.
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A district court judge has ordered the city of Houston to settle a years-long labor dispute with its firefighters’ union out of court.
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Houston's outgoing mayor wants to make it more arduous to terminate existing airport concessions contracts. The plan has been criticized by a mayoral hopeful and Pappas Restaurants, a former concessionaire with a pending lawsuit against the city.
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State Senator John Whitmire and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee squared off Sunday for one of the final times before Saturday’s Houston mayoral runoff election.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby took part in a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at Bush Airport, but construction for a $2.6 billion terminal redevelopment likely won't start until 2024 as the Houston City Controller continues to hold up funding.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby took part in a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at Bush Airport, but construction for a $2.6 billion terminal redevelopment likely won't start until 2024 as the Houston City Controller continues to hold up funding.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner said Senator John Whitmire's comments this week about the lack of diversity in the current administration were "dog whistle" comments.
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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s support remains relatively strong as he prepares to leave office after eight years.
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Houston City Council members proposing ordinance to address skyrocketing water bills
The agenda item proposed by Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Mary Nan Huffman and Amy Peck is currently under review by the city’s legal department before it can be placed on a future council agenda. If approved, it would decrease the timeframe the public works department has to correct erroneous water bills, unless it’s in the customer’s favor.
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John Whitmire, Sheila Jackson Lee seek to broaden support as they prepare for Houston’s mayoral runoff
Endorsements and advertising are likely to play critical roles in luring voters back to the polls for the December 9 contest.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner endorses Sheila Jackson Lee in Houston mayoral runoff
The longtime Congresswoman was the second-leading vote-getter in Tuesday’s election, behind Texas Sen. John Whitmire. They will compete in a Dec. 9 runoff.
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Ismaili Center Houston, a ‘jewel’ in the making, takes shape near Montrose area
A cultural center for Ismaili Muslims and other members of the Houston community, the first of its kind in the United States, is expected to open in 2025 at the southeast corner of Allen Parkway and Montrose Boulevard.
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