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Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!

August 4, 2025 /u/magegordon

‘Green’ burials are helping restore Texas land. Not everyone digs the trend.

There's a new "green" cemetery just west of the city, which began hosting burials a few months ago. The goal is to help restore the Coastal Prairie through a land conservancy and low-density burials. submitted by /u/m…

May 7, 2024 /u/magegordon

Houston parks department plans to open all city pools this summer, after years of closures

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April 29, 2024 /u/magegordon

Houston Library foundation cut checks to vendors, city employees that couldn’t be cashed

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March 28, 2024 /u/magegordon

Mayor Whitmire announces replacement of Houston Library’s executive director

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March 28, 2024 /u/magegordon

Mayor Whitmire announces replacement of Houston Library’s executive director

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March 27, 2024 /u/magegordon

Houston library to permanently close Montrose branch due to ‘safety concerns’. Its last day open will be Thursday.

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March 26, 2024 /u/magegordon

The University of St. Thomas is trying to buy the Montrose branch of the Houston Public Library

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March 14, 2024 /u/magegordon

Houston city employees have lower morale/job satisfaction than other local governments across the nation. Worst departments? Fire and the Library.

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December 21, 2023 /u/magegordon

For months, Houston’s mayor & library leaders have dodged questions about the library’s ‘toxic’ work culture. Now, Mayor-elect John Whitmire promises changes in his first week in office.

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October 30, 2023 /u/magegordon

Houston issues more than 480,000 water bills a month, with an average correct billing rate of 99.2%. That sounds pretty good. But that 0.8% that are inaccurate add up to just shy of 50,000 a year.

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