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 | June 18, 2013 -- The Houston-Galveston Area Council today voted 23-3, with League City Council Member Heidi Thiess, Galveston County Commissioner Ken Clark and Brazoria County Commissioner Larry Stanley opposed, to authorize staff to develop voluntary particulate matter reduction strategies as recommended by the H-GAC Regional Air Quality Planning Committee. More |
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| June 18, 2013 -- The Evelyn's Park Conservancy in Bellaire has launched a Teen Ambassador program to raise awareness about the new park. More |
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| June 18, 2013 -- The Houston Parks and Recreation Department today announced that free meals are available for youth through August 23 at 450 sites across the city through the Summer Food Service Program. More |
| June 18, 2013 -- The Center for Houston's Future recently hosted its fourth Leadership Forum Graduate Reunion. More |
| June 18, 2013 -- The Houston Public Library will host its final documentary film screening series with a presentation of "Love Free or Die" on Wednesday at the Central Library. More |
| June 18, 2013 -- The UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation has announced that it has grants available for families in need of financial assistance to help pay for children's health care not covered or fully covered by a commercial health insurance plan. More |
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| June 18, 2013 -- The Texas Medical Center today issued a news release regarding a recent finding by a Harvard University study showing that most Americans underestimate the number of calories they eat daily. More |
| June 18, 2013 -- The Harris County District Attorney's Office today announced that the United States Supreme Court ruled in concurrence with an argument made by the office's Appellate Division before the court in the matter of Salinas vs. Texas. More |
| June 17, 2013 -- The Houston Independent School District Board of Education will meet on Thursday to consider adopting the $1.62 billion 2013-2014 budget. More |
| June 17, 2013 -- Houston City Controller Ronald Green has released The Green Report for June 2013. More |
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| June 17, 2013 -- Houston City Controller Ronald Green today announced that his office's Audit Division has recovered more than $800,000 in overcharges and unsupported costs associated with the Hobby Airport New East Concourse construction project. More |
| June 17, 2013 -- The Assistance League of the Bay Area recently presented awards to three Bay Area businesses that have contributed to the organization for several years. More |
| June 15, 2013 -- Voters in Pasadena and Missouri City made their final decisions on council seats in their cities during runoff elections on Saturday. More |
| June 15, 2013 -- Houston Mayor Annise Parker was joined today by civic leaders and residents in Near Northside for the City’s second Make Safe Saturday, a quarterly neighborhood cleanup initiative. More |
 | June 15, 2013 -- Captain Brian Penoyer relieved Captain James Whitehead as commander of Coast Guard units in the Houston-Galveston area on Friday. More |
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| June 15, 2013 -- The Houston Airport System reports that it is receiving international acclaim for its Ecopark parking operation, located at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. More |
| June 15, 2013 -- The Harris County Sheriff’s Office issued news releases on the arrests of six suspects on Friday. More |
| June 15, 2013 -- BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions reports that it has hundreds of animals ready for adoption. More |
| June 15, 2013 -- The Houston Fire Department has posted a reminder to citizens about the importance of taking safety measures when outdoors to avoid heat-related medical emergencies. More |
| June 15, 2013 -- The Architecture Center Houston Foundation Board of Directors voted this week to grant $15,000, proceeds from the annual Celebrate Architecture Gala: Bayou Ball, to Houston’s Bayou Greenways Initiative. More |
| June 15, 2013 -- The Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation will formally consider recommendations regarding the future of the Reliant Astrodome at the June 19 Board of Directors
meeting. More |
| June 14, 2013 -- Residents in the OST/South Union area of Houston recently met to begin creating their Quality of Life Agreement with the Southeast Houston Transformation Alliance. More |
| June 14, 2013 -- Houston's BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions on Thursday announced that the shelter took in a record amount of cats and dogs on Tuesday and Wednesday, exceeding its capacity. More |
| June 14, 2013 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will host a memorial service on June 20 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston to honor the life and achievements of astronaut Neil Armstrong. More |
| June 14, 2013 -- A state district court judge in Austin today dismissed the North Forest Independent School District's lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency to prevent North Forest's merger into Houston ISD. More |
| June 14, 2013 -- Congressman Gene Green today congratulated Houston's Greater East End Management District on receiving a $5,255,000 grant awarded by the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the expansion of transit projects. More |
| June 14, 2013 -- The City of Houston's Solid Waste Management Department on Thursday announced that an additional 35,000 households will be added to the city's automated curbside recycling program. More |
| June 14, 2013 -- Houston Mayor Annise Parker will host a news conference and neighborhood cleanup on Saturday for the second "Make Safe Saturday" event. More |
| June 14, 2013 -- Diversions: Arts and Culture Editor Jennifer Olin reports on Juneteenth activities in Galveston, Beaumont and Houston, as well as other cultural activities in the Gulf Coast Region. More |
| June 14, 2013 -- The Houston Independent School District Board of Education on Thursday voted unanimously to approve changes to the boundary of the school district contingent upon the annexation of the North Forest Independent School District into Houston ISD. More |