There are over 150 different bond proposals on ballots across Texas, collectively worth $21 billion, which voters will decide on next week.
The $478 million bond referendum package will cover seven loosely defined categories, but the city will not commit to specific projects.
The mayor, alongside a Harris County commissioner and two U.S. representatives, said the first event was more successful than expected.
In 2021, a Capital Murder bond for Taylor had been set for $200,000. But Judge Amy Martin lowered bond and released the suspect now charged with the murder of a deputy constable.
After delayed progress on a water reservoir serving both Houston and the Lower Brazos River basin, the legislature mandated it be sold.
The city’s police chief reported that overall crime is down from last year while still well above 2019 levels.
Under Mayor Turner’s Climate Action Plan, Houston is touting a move away from clean diesel and CNG buses to “100 percent no emission” buses.
Kim Ogg warned that Houston’s no-questions-asked program would impede the investigation and prosecution of violent crime and incentivize firearm theft.
Mayor Sylvester Turner calls the investigation into Houston’s handling of illegal dumping in minority neighborhoods a “slap in the face.”
Commissioner Adrian Garcia implied Republican commissioners who vote against the measure would not receive an equal share of funding.
At a press conference with elected officials, Crime Stoppers of Houston showed that violent crime, especially towards children, has risen significantly.
Under indictment on two felony charges, Alex Triantaphyllis says District Attorney Kim Ogg is too biased to prosecute his case.
