HFD responds to more than 500 overcrowding complaints this weekend, but no citations issued

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HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says he is still pushing compliance over punishment in getting the city’s bars and clubs to follow capacity limits ordered by the state.

Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña said his investigators responded to over 500 overcrowding complaints during the Memorial Day weekend. He said all of those were handled successfully through voluntary compliance.

On May 24, Turner vowed…