Mayor Sylvester Turner announced on Thursday that two Confederate statues in Houston will be moved to prevent vandalism and provide context. The Dowling and Spirit of Confederacy statues, which are currently both located in two city of Houston parks, will be removed by Friday, June 19, in commemoration of the […]
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Houston passes budget that increases police funding, amid calls to ‘Defund’
After six hours of discussion and consideration of several proposed amendments, the Houston City Council today approved Mayor Sylvester Turner’s proposed $5.1 billion operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The complete proposed FY 21 budget may be found online. This year, the City of Houston faced a $169 million budget crisis […]
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