Notes on the Houston City Council meeting on September 9, 2026, including public comment, council member comments, and spending.

WESTSTREETRECOVERY West Street Recovery was formed during Hurricane Harvey by a group of people who came together to perform rescues, distribute food and water, and meet the needs of flood survivors. ...

Members of the Southeast Lions little league football team know how to take hits on the field. One hit they didn’t see coming is the closure of Grimes Park.

Some residents don’t feel heard, but that’s exactly what public comment meetings are for.

Notes on the Houston City Council meeting on September 9, 2026, including public comment, council member comments, and spending.

Notes on the Houston City Council meeting on September 2, 2026, including debate on The Woodlands funding and annexation

Austin officers killed an unarmed 17-year-old at a park last month in what the chief swiftly deemed "suicide by police." Some call the concept a type of "junk science."

Notes on the Houston City Council meeting on August 19, 2026, including the new air conditioning ordinance.

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Notes on the Houston City Council meeting on August 12, 2026, covering public hearings, the monthly financial report, and the World Cup.

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Plus, more money for parks, and the investigation into the murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Houston City Council meeting notes for July 29, 2026, including MWBE updates, ICE and HPD debate, and back-to-school events

Notes on the Houston city council meeting on July 22, 2026, including information about Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the heat wave, and general spending.

Notes on the Houston city council meeting on July 15, 2026, including debate on ICE, park update, and the monthly financial report

Residents begged Houston City Council to stand up to federal officials and remove immigration agents from the city after last week’s fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Notes on the Houston City Council Meeting highlights from July 8, 2026, including the open space ordinance and condolences for a man shot by ICE

Notes on the June 24, 2026 Houston City Council meeting, including an update on the trash fire and the CIP vote.

notes on the Houston city council meeting on June 17, 2026, including the new acadmic health department and solid waste fee assistance.

notes on the Houston City Council meeting on June 10, 2026, including discussion and vote on the budget for fiscal year 27

Notes on the Houston City Council meeting on June 3, 2026, including public comment, the proposed budget, and a homeless center

Notes on the Houston City Council meeting on May 27, 2026, including an Ebola outbreak update and public comment.

notes on the Houston City Council Meeting on May 20, 2026, including many farewells to Councilmember Kamin