Selected newspaper articles related to Sylvester Turner
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| Gov. Greg Abbott calls special session for Texas floods, redistricting and THC | Dallas Morning News | Harper, K. | 07/10/2025 |
| Jolanda Jones jumps into race for Houston's 18th Congressional District | Houston Chronicle | Goldenstein, T. | 06/06/2025 |
| Fifth Ward may be the hardest-hit neighborhood in all of Texas by SNAP cuts | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 05/22/2025 |
| Sylvester Turner’s district is being punished for his death — and losing out on $12 million | Houston Chronicle | Falkenberg, L. | 05/22/2025 |
| Latino representation in North Texas a focus of redistricting trial starting this week | Dallas Morning News | McCaskill, N. | 05/21/2025 |
| Texas bill would bar cities from narrowing streets for new bike and pedestrian zones | Houston Chronicle | Kimble, M. | 04/22/2025 |
| Lawmakers push to revive fund inspired by Sylvester Turner to help low-income Texans with power bills | Houston Chronicle | Hao, C. | 04/15/2025 |
| Gov. Greg Abbott sets date for special election to replace Sylvester Turner in Congress | Houston Chronicle | Church, A. | 04/09/2025 |
| ‘Nonsense’: Harris County attorney fires back at Gov. Greg Abbott’s blame game over Turner seat delay | Houston Chronicle | Church, A. | 04/06/2025 |
| Texas governor blames county’s elections problems for delay in filling vacant congressional seat | Midland Reporter Telegram | Lozano, J. | 04/05/2025 |
| Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats ‘likely’ to sue over delayed special election for Sylvester Turner seat | San Antonio Express News | Goldenstein, T. | 04/04/2025 |
| Christian Menefee threatens legal action against Gov. Greg Abbott if special election continues to stall | Houston Chronicle | Church, A. | 04/02/2025 |
| Chronic absenteeism remains a big obstacle to student success. How are Houston schools combating it? | Houston Chronicle | Partain, C. | 03/30/2025 |
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Sylvester Turner battled Texas’ powerful energy lobbyists for consumer rights
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Dallas Morning News | Lieber, D. | 03/23/2025 |
| With Christian Menefee running for U.S. Congress, what happens to the Harris County attorney seat? | Houston Chronicle | Church, A. | 03/18/2025 |
| With Sylvester Turner and Sheila Jackson Lee gone, who are Houston's next generation of leaders? | Houston Chronicle | Sewing, J. | 03/16/2025 |
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Former Mayor, U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner honored by hundreds at West Houston funeral
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Houston Chronicle | Church, A. | 03/16/2025 |
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Texas House colleagues celebrate life of Sylvester Turner in chamber where he once served
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Austin American Statesman | Moritz, J. | 03/14/2025 |
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Tributes pour in as Turner lies in state at Capitol
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Houston Chronicle | Goldenstein, T. | 03/14/2025 |
| Don't play politics, Gov. Greg Abbott. Call a special election to replace Sylvester Turner | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/13/2025 |
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‘He was Houston’
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Houston Chronicle | Church, A. | 03/12/2025 |
| Turner funeral is this weekend | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 03/11/2025 |
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Sylvester Turner
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Houston Chronicle | Staff | 03/11/2025 |
| Funeral arrangements announced for late Congressman, former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner | KHOU | Villarreal, L. | 03/11/2025 |
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I was classmates with Sylvester Turner. Even then, he was a natural born leader
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Houston Chronicle | Johns, C. | 03/08/2025 |
| Why are flags at half-staff in Texas? Abbott orders flags to be lowered to honor Sylvester Turner | Houston Chronicle | Wilburn, C. | 03/07/2025 |
| What about Turner’s seat in Congress? | San Antonio Express News | Goldenstein, T. | 03/07/2025 |
| Democratic congressman from Texas dead at 70 | Austin American Statesman | Wire Reports | 03/06/2025 |
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Houston lawmaker dies at 70
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Austin American Statesman | Moritz, J. | 03/06/2025 |
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U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor, dies at 70
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Dallas Morning News | Harper, K. | 03/06/2025 |
| 'An extraordinary legacy': Houston, Texas and national leaders pay tribute to late Sylvester Turner | Houston Chronicle | Dominguez, C. | 03/06/2025 |
| What happens next to Sylvester Turner’s seat in Congress? | Houston Chronicle | Goldenstein, T. | 03/06/2025 |
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Longtime Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70, months after winning U.S. House seat
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Houston Chronicle | Church, A. | 03/06/2025 |
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‘Fireball’ from Acres Homes became a political force
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Houston Chronicle | Cheng, Y. | 03/06/2025 |
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Sylvester Turner showed up for Houston, and he met us where we were
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Houston Chronicle | Sewing, J. | 03/06/2025 |
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Sylvester Turner's life embodied the American dream and Houston's history like no other
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Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/06/2025 |
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Sylvester Turner (1954–2025), freshman congressman from Texas
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Legacy | Crowther, L. | 03/06/2025 |
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Obituary: The legacy of Sylvester Turner, the Acres Homes native who became a Houston political force
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San Antonio Express News | Morris, M. | 03/06/2025 |
| Justice Department asked to investigate Texas' handling of $1B in Harvey recovery funds | Houston Chronicle | Schuetz, R. | 01/17/2025 |
| Why is it so hard for Houston’s homeless to get a warm bed on a cold night? We found out | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/12/2025 |
| Gov. Greg Abbott said to be exploring deal to send Houston water to West Texas | Houston Chronicle | Wermund, B. | 01/09/2025 |
| How Sylvester Turner plans to carry on Sheila Jackson Lee’s legacy while forging his path in Congress | Houston Chronicle | Church, A. | 11/30/2024 |
| Whitmire wants to restore past police pension program. Experts worry it will only drive up costs | Houston Chronicle | DeGrood, M. | 10/16/2024 |
| Houston property tax hike will not happen after state steps in with $50M for disaster relief | Houston Chronicle | Church, A. | 10/10/2024 |
| Former Mayor Sylvester Turner hosts first campaign kick off in Fifth Ward Saturday | Houston Chronicle | Babbar, T. | 09/23/2024 |
| Turner is best choice for 18th District | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 09/05/2024 |
| Houston Housing Authority created over 100 tax deals. Only 1% of these units serve the neediest. | Houston Chronicle | Schuetz, R. | 08/25/2024 |
| Texas lawmakers have apparently gone fishin’ | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 08/19/2024 |
| Houston ex-mayor to fill Jackson Lee’s ballot spot | Dallas Morning News | Svitek, P. | 08/15/2024 |
| Houston-area Democrats choose former Mayor Sylvester Turner to replace Jackson Lee on November ballot | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 08/15/2024 |
| We endorse Turner in short-term bid | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 08/13/2024 |
| Texas officials blasted CenterPoint's unused $800M generators. They were the same people who approved them. | Houston Chronicle | Satija, N. | 08/11/2024 |
| Potential nominees for Jackson Lee's seat tackle jobs, cancer clusters, disasters in Saturday forum | Houston Chronicle | Church, A. | 08/11/2024 |
| Turner says winning Jackson Lee's seat would make him 'a bridge' to future District 18 leaders | Houston Chronicle | Lomax, J. | 08/10/2024 |
| Jackson Lee's children endorse former Mayor Turner in crowded battle to succeed her in Congress | Houston Chronicle | Cheng, Y. | 08/06/2024 |
| Candidates jumping into the race for Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in Congress | Austin American Statesman | McGuinness, D. | 08/04/2024 |
| Sheila Jackson Lee did not take no for an answer | Houston Chronicle | Turner, S. | 07/28/2024 |
| Houston politicians, religious leaders and community give Rev. Bill Lawson a touching sendoff at church he founded | Houston Chronicle | Dansby, A. | 05/25/2024 |
| HUD extension could save Houston's plans to build about 120 homes with Harvey funds | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 04/19/2024 |
| Whitmire now must pay for HFD’s contract | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/22/2024 |
| Texas land commissioner slams Houston Housing's alleged sale of $10 iPads, electronics to employees | Houston Chronicle | Cheng, Y. | 02/07/2024 |
| Harding Street raid trial needs to get moving | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/29/2024 |
| Basic income — and other examples of Harris County's mission creep | Houston Chronicle | Blain, C. | 01/21/2024 |
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Sylvester Turner was dealt a difficult hand when he became Houston mayor. What will be his legacy?
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Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 12/31/2023 |
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Mayor Turner was stubborn. Flawed. And Houston’s better because of him.
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Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 12/31/2023 |
| Judge orders city to bargain with Houston firefighters union after years long contract stalemate | Houston Chronicle | Cheng, Y. | 12/17/2023 |
| See who Mike Miles who has been talking to in his first 6 months at HISD | Houston Chronicle | Bauman, A. | 12/13/2023 |
| Going from legislator to mayor can be tough | Houston Chronicle | Fulton, W. | 12/12/2023 |
| Whitmire’s mayoral win opens his Senate seat for the first time in 40 years | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 12/12/2023 |
| Whitmire wins Houston mayoral runoff election, defeating Jackson Lee | Austin American Statesman | Lozano, J. | 12/11/2023 |
| John Whitmire elected Houston mayor in race he dominated from start to finish | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 12/10/2023 |
| Feds commit $2.5M to Texas rail developments, including service to San Antonio, bullet train | San Antonio Express News | Begley, D. | 12/09/2023 |
| Whitmire has a history of mixing lawmaking with personal business. Could it follow him to City Hall? | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 12/03/2023 |
| Outgoing Houston Mayor, frontrunner candidate spar over Asian-Hispanic representation in City Hall | Houston Chronicle | Church, A. | 12/01/2023 |
| Four takeaways from the first Houston mayoral runoff debate between Jackson Lee and Whitmire | Houston Chronicle | Cheng, Y. | 11/29/2023 |
| Whitmire, Jackson Lee discuss approaches to HISD, state takeover | Houston Chronicle | Kelly, S. | 11/26/2023 |
| In Houston’s mayoral contests, the first-place finisher has won every runoff since 1977 | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 11/20/2023 |
| Voter turnout in Harris County 'anemic' despite population growth across region | Houston Chronicle | Zdun, M. | 11/12/2023 |
| Jackson Lee, Whitmire and council candidates locked in high stakes new phase of campaign | Houston Chronicle | Gill, J. | 11/09/2023 |
| With $9M in spending, Whitmire's war chest is drowning out Houston's mayoral field | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 11/02/2023 |
| Houston mayoral candidate Jackson Lee regretful after recording of her allegedly berating staffers | Austin American Statesman | Lozano, J. | 10/27/2023 |
| John Whitmire thinks his ‘tough but smart’ approach is just what Houston needs to thrive | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 10/22/2023 |
| Crime is down in Houston compared to 2022, but still a major issue on campaign trail | Houston Chronicle | Sander, E. | 10/19/2023 |
| Houston leaders condemn attacks by Hamas, promise to stand with Israel | Houston Chronicle | Sander, E. | 10/11/2023 |
| Texas leaders react to Hamas attack on Israel as response looms | Houston Chronicle | Sander, E. | 10/09/2023 |
| Jackson Lee, Garcia urge city probe into Whitmire's $10M war chest, warn of potential lawsuit | Houston Chronicle | Cheng, Y. | 10/04/2023 |
| Houston's firefighters union endorses Whitmire's mayoral campaign, citing his arbitration bill | Houston Chronicle | Cheng, Y. | 10/01/2023 |
| As Houston turns more blue, the mayoral race thrusts young progressives into the political limelight | Houston Chronicle | Cheng, Y. | 09/27/2023 |
| Crime, corruption dominate first Houston mayoral debate. Here are the five takeaways. | Houston Chronicle | Cheng, Y. | 09/27/2023 |
| Political parties need moderates | Houston Chronicle | Lankenau, R. | 09/08/2023 |
| Union leaders: 'Houston could be the best place to work in America' | Houston Chronicle | Khalil, H. | 09/04/2023 |
| Houstonians protest potential privatization of drinking water plant, but City not taken action since March | Houston Chronicle | Sander, E. | 09/01/2023 |
| Texas judge rules as unconstitutional a law that erodes city regulations in favor of state control | Austin American Statesman | Fernando, C. | 08/31/2023 |
| Judge declares Texas ‘Death Star’ law ‘unconstitutional, void, and unenforceable’ | Dallas Morning News | Bailey Jr., E. | 08/31/2023 |
| Austin judge rules Texas preemption law unconstitutional, siding with San Antonio, Houston, El Paso | San Antonio Express News | McGuinness, D. | 08/31/2023 |
| Houston has fought a bitter firefighter contract dispute for years. What would the next mayor do? | Houston Chronicle | Sander, E. | 08/30/2023 |
| State takeover of city schools fuels anxiety | Dallas Morning News | Lozano, J. | 08/29/2023 |
| Republicans pick Houston to host their 2028 national convention | Austin American Statesman | Weissert, W. | 08/26/2023 |
| Republicans choose Houston for 2028 national convention | Dallas Morning News | Hennessy-Fiske, M. | 08/26/2023 |
| Houston will host the 2028 Republican National Convention, GOP says | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 08/26/2023 |
| High-speed bullet train between Houston and Dallas may happen under new Amtrak, Texas Central plan | Houston Chronicle | Nickerson, R. | 08/14/2023 |
| Turner should accept Miles’ invitation | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 08/02/2023 |
| Mayor Turner, city leaders condemn HISD plans to convert some libraries to discipline centers | Houston Chronicle | Menchaca, M. | 08/01/2023 |
| Jackson Lee turns HISD into signature issue | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 07/31/2023 |
| HISD's Miles will convert some libraries into discipline areas, eliminate librarians | Houston Chronicle | Bauman, A. | 07/30/2023 |
| Austin City Council to meet with legal counsel about Texas 'Death Star' bill | Austin American Statesman | Gore, H. | 07/18/2023 |
| State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, outspoken on guns after Uvalde, launches Senate campaign against Cruz | San Antonio Express News | Harris, C. | 07/11/2023 |
| Turner promised Houston a ‘lock box.’ Why were drainage funds drained? | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 07/09/2023 |
| Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner projects TEA will control HISD for seven years | Austin American Statesman | Sessions, P. | 07/04/2023 |
| Houston files lawsuit against 'Death Star' bill that blocks an array of local regulations | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/04/2023 |
| Turner should make arbitration, not war, with firefighters union | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 06/28/2023 |
| Houston passes $6.2B budget, with funds for employee raises and ditch maintenance plan | Houston Chronicle | Cheng, Y. | 06/08/2023 |
| Houston sees steep decline in catalytic converter thefts amid efforts to combat 2022's surge | Houston Chronicle | DeGrood, M. | 06/05/2023 |
| His sights are on Ted Cruz, but Colin Allred likely to face primary challenge | Dallas Morning News | Jeffers Jr., G. | 05/22/2023 |
| HFD contract bill heads to House | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 05/19/2023 |
| Former Dallas ISD superintendent could be ‘chosen’ to lead Houston ISD, Houston mayor says | Dallas Morning News | Choi, H. | 05/16/2023 |
| Big tax cuts for not-so affordable housing draw scrutiny in Houston and the Texas Legislature | Houston Chronicle | Schuetz, R. | 05/15/2023 |
| U.S. Rep. Colin Allred launches 2024 Senate bid, becoming first high-profile Democrat to challenge Sen. Ted Cruz | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/04/2023 |
| Houston's revenue cap could get even stricter after Supreme Court ruling | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 04/22/2023 |
| Do Houston affordable housing NIMBYs in Tanglewood have a point? | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 04/09/2023 |
| Houston creates program to designate conservation districts, aimed at stopping gentrification | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 04/06/2023 |
| Tony Buzbee, millionaire businessman and trial lawyer, is considering another run for Houston mayor | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 04/06/2023 |
| TEA now intervening in Austin ISD just two weeks after Houston ISD takeover | Houston Chronicle | McKinley, E. | 04/04/2023 |
| Texas Supreme Court strikes down Prop B, killing Houston firefighters' pay parity measure | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 04/01/2023 |
| Houston community rallies against HISD state takeover at Chavez High School | Houston Chronicle | Bauman, A. | 04/01/2023 |
| Texas leads nation in racist propaganda, Anti-Defamation League finds | San Antonio Express News | Wermund, B. | 03/20/2023 |
| Officials: I-45 deal not end of story | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 03/17/2023 |
| White supremacist propaganda is spreading at an all-time high, and Texas is at the epicenter | Houston Chronicle | Limehouse, J. | 03/10/2023 |
| I-45 project to resume after 2-year pause, as TxDOT, federal officials agree on $9.7B rebuild | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 03/08/2023 |
| Houston leaders vow to fight HISD takeover with legislation, lawsuits | San Antonio Express News | Carballo, R. | 03/06/2023 |
| How will the state takeover affect HISD students? Here's the research. | Houston Chronicle | Baumgartner, E. | 03/05/2023 |
| Thumbs: Sequingate? Anti-drag lawmaker outed in shiny dress | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/04/2023 |
| HISD superintendent said its business as usual until the TEA makes announcement on takeover | Houston Chronicle | Carballo, R. | 03/03/2023 |
| State takeover of Houston ISD by TEA could come as soon as next week, Mayor Sylvester Turner says | Houston Chronicle | Carballo, R. | 03/02/2023 |
| Is TEA takeover of Houston ISD about kids or politics? There's one way to know. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/02/2023 |
| Finally, a way to end Houston firefighter pay dispute? | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 02/16/2023 |
| After backlash in high-income Tanglewood, Houston pauses affordable housing deals across city | Houston Chronicle | Schuetz, R. | 02/08/2023 |
| Houston tore through historic Black cemetery in the 1960s. Now, workers have found more remains. | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 02/07/2023 |
| Reforms ease city’s pension problems | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 01/30/2023 |
| State Sen. John Whitmire starts Houston mayoral bid with $10M war chest. How much of it can he use? | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 01/18/2023 |
| Is Houston's I-45 compromise with TxDOT the deal we need? | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 12/22/2022 |
| Officials back $9B Houston highway project | Austin American Statesman | Lozano, J. | 12/21/2022 |
| I-45 expansion back on as Houston leaders announce compromise for $10B construction project | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 12/20/2022 |
| Boil-notice confusion is the rule in Texas, not the exception | Houston Chronicle | Schlemmer, K. | 12/04/2022 |
| ASTROWORLD FESTIVAL: Task force unveils plans in wake of deadly concert | Dallas Morning News | Lozano, J. | 12/01/2022 |
| Expert: Reforms on large events fall short | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 11/29/2022 |
| Houston is under a boil water notice even as officials say the water likely is fine. What gives? | Houston Chronicle | Foxhall, E. | 11/29/2022 |
| Schools closed Tuesday, too? Houston’s boil water notice too little, too late. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 11/29/2022 |
| Houston’s shadow governments divide the haves from the have-nots | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 11/20/2022 |
| ELECTIONS ’22: Concerns over crime in Houston hard to allay | Dallas Morning News | Lozano, J. | 10/23/2022 |
| Critics tried reining in lucrative tax incentives in Houston. Nothing worked. | Houston Chronicle | Tedesco, J. | 10/09/2022 |
| This Texas tax incentive boosts development. But who is really benefiting from it? | Houston Chronicle | Tedesco, J. | 10/05/2022 |
| Cancer-causing dioxin found in 42 soil samples around Union Pacific Fifth Ward rail yard | Houston Chronicle | Foxhall, E. | 09/24/2022 |
| Queen Máxima visit indicates the Dutch have ideas to share with Houston, and vice versa | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 09/10/2022 |
| Turner says investigating abortions is city’s ‘lowest priority’ despite state trigger law | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 09/02/2022 |
| Union Pacific joins Houston-area leaders in seeking pause in Fifth Ward creosote cleanup plan review | Houston Chronicle | Foxhall, E. | 08/27/2022 |
| Turner urges feds to 'answer the phone' and enforce ruling that GLO discriminated with Harvey funds | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 08/25/2022 |
| What the politicians won’t tell you about Houston’s crime | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 08/07/2022 |
| Thumbs: Ted Cruz bigfoots FBI with boot-scootin’ BS. Come and take him, please. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 08/06/2022 |
| Opponents of plan to widen I-45 call on TxDOT to remove project | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 07/27/2022 |
| State to take $91M in Harvey funds | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 07/19/2022 |
| Houston’s stray animal crisis undermines city’s reputation | Houston Chronicle | Faust, T. | 07/17/2022 |
| Houston blasts GLO over plans to strip $52M in Harvey funding | Houston Chronicle | Ferguson, J. | 07/09/2022 |
| GLO says it may have to take back more of Houston’s Harvey money, citing slow progress on housing | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 07/08/2022 |
| 9th annual Acres Homes Juneteenth parade celebrates history, highlights social issues affecting Black community | Houston Chronicle | Umanzor, J. | 06/19/2022 |
| CEO departure latest blow to Houston-Dallas bullet train, possibly end of the line | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 06/15/2022 |
| Texans rally for stronger gun laws at March for Our Lives today after school shootings | Houston Chronicle | Umanzor, J. | 06/12/2022 |
| Here’s where you can escape the extreme heat in Houston over the weekend | Houston Chronicle | Gill, J. | 06/11/2022 |
| Houston NRA convention draws thousands of protesters at nearby park | Houston Chronicle | Kelly, S. | 05/28/2022 |
| As NRA meeting begins, Houston preps for Trump appearance — but Abbott drops out as protests planned | Houston Chronicle | Guerra, J. | 05/27/2022 |
| Feds' letter to GLO over Harvey recovery funds gets praise from Turner | Houston Chronicle | Serrano, A. | 05/23/2022 |
| Politicians said they’d fight for rail yard cleanup in Fifth Ward. They also took rail PAC cash. | Houston Chronicle | Foxhall, E. | 05/19/2022 |
| Other Houstonians wouldn't be asked to tolerate contamination. Residents ask: Why should Fifth Ward? | Houston Chronicle | Foxhall, E. | 05/05/2022 |
| Houston looking to restrict sales of ‘cut’ catalytic converters in bid to curb thefts of costly devices | Houston Chronicle | Zong, C. | 04/29/2022 |
| HCC announces disaster mitigation program with $30 million flood simulation center | Houston Chronicle | Ketterer, S. | 04/27/2022 |
| Houston sells water rights in undeveloped Allens Creek Reservoir after long battle with state | Houston Chronicle | Mishanec, N. | 04/26/2022 |
| Harris County officials dismiss Abbott Astroworld task force findings as blame game continues | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 04/21/2022 |
| Harris County constable’s deputy Jennifer Chavis remembered at funeral for ‘life of service’ | Houston Chronicle | Bauman, A. | 04/14/2022 |
| Texas Central, company behind Houston-Dallas bullet train plan, owes $623K in delinquent property taxes | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 04/14/2022 |
| State Sen. John Whitmire backs 10 percent minimum on bail payments ahead of county board vote | Houston Chronicle | Ketterer, S. | 04/13/2022 |
| Rebuild of I-45 will cost $750M more than expected as work is changed, delayed | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 03/30/2022 |
| A year after the February freeze, Houston to get $30M in disaster recovery money from feds | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 03/23/2022 |
| Backers of Harris County 10% bail charge say members who abstained, skipped vote took easy way out | Houston Chronicle | Kelly, S. | 03/11/2022 |
| Family of trans Texas teen sues Abbott, DFPS as state begins identifying gender-affirming care as child abuse | Houston Chronicle | Banks, G. | 03/02/2022 |
| Dems’ way to power runs through city hall | Austin American Statesman | Moritz, J. | 02/27/2022 |
| H-GAC has almost half a billion dollars in federal flood funds to give out. Houston would get just $9 million | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 02/16/2022 |
| 9-year-old girl shot by robbery victim dies, Houston police say | Houston Chronicle | Hensley, N. | 02/16/2022 |
| Houston is preparing for its next major freeze — but will it be enough? | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 02/14/2022 |
| Task force to review event safety in wake of Astroworld show | Austin American Statesman | Lozano, J. | 02/10/2022 |
| 3 months after Astroworld tragedy, Houston and Harris County name task force to review procedures | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 02/10/2022 |
| We recommend Alma Allen in Democratic primary for Texas House District 131 | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 02/01/2022 |
| State should prioritize voter registration forms | Beaumont Enterprise | Editorial | 01/31/2022 |
| Houston, Harris County aim to cut homelessness in half with $100 million investment | Houston Chronicle | Schuetz, R. | 01/27/2022 |
| League of Women Voters threatens to sue Texas over cap on voter registration forms | San Antonio Express News | Harris, C. | 01/23/2022 |
| Meet this year’s inductees into the Watchdog Hall of Fame. They fought for you | Dallas Morning News | Lieber, D. | 12/24/2021 |
| Turner announces cuts to future city retiree benefits to reduce $2.2B liability | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 12/16/2021 |
| World Petroleum Congress kicks off with reminder of industry's challenges | Houston Chronicle | Webb, S. | 12/07/2021 |
| GLO review finds city Harvey housing program ‘undermines’ competitive process | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 11/24/2021 |
| A 30-year fixture in the Texas Legislature, Rep. Garnet Coleman is retiring for health reasons | Houston Chronicle | Goldenstein, T. | 11/19/2021 |
| At least 8 dead, ‘scores’ injured | Austin American Statesman | Miranda, G. | 11/07/2021 |
| ‘You just couldn’t move’ | Dallas Morning News | Wire Reports | 11/07/2021 |
| 'It could have been me': How the tragedy at Astroworld Festival unfolded | Houston Chronicle | Tedesco, J. | 11/07/2021 |
| 'Enough of this foolishness': Houston council shelves probe into housing allegations for 30 days | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 10/28/2021 |
| Banners honoring Ann Richards share words to live by | Houston Chronicle | Cohen, E. | 10/28/2021 |
| Death of Colin Powell brings Texas lawmakers from both parties together in mourning | Houston Chronicle | McKinley, E. | 10/19/2021 |
| Housing department under scrutiny after staffers say program overruns could cost Houston millions | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 10/08/2021 |
| Hurricane luck will run out, so let’s build the ‘Ike Dike’ | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 09/15/2021 |
| 'Relieved but exhausted': Residents pick up the pieces after Hurricane Nicholas | Houston Chronicle | Foxhall, E. | 09/15/2021 |
| Nicholas strengthens, threatens to hit Texas as hurricane | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Lozano, J. | 09/14/2021 |
| Heavy rain expected this week as Tropical Storm Nicholas bears down on Texas | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 09/13/2021 |
| Controversial I-45 project still alive as TxDOT, feds given 90 days to settle differences | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 09/01/2021 |
| Houston became 'the blob that ate East Texas' by building big. Is it time for that to change? | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 08/29/2021 |
| Abbott, Patrick hit with new criticism over COVID-19 | Longview News-Journal | McNeely, D. | 08/26/2021 |
| Fact-checking Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's false claim that Black Texans are driving COVID surge | Houston Chronicle | Harris, C. | 08/23/2021 |
| Dan Patrick blames COVID surge on unvaccinated African Americans, prompting widespread backlash | Houston Chronicle | Zong, C. | 08/21/2021 |
| Houston will be a leader in the climate change transition - or a casualty | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 08/15/2021 |
| Houston sets charter amendment election for 2023, over objections of petition organizers | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 08/12/2021 |
| Mayor Sylvester Turner to require city workers to mask up, bucking governor's ban on mandates | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 08/11/2021 |
| Race to the top between Abbott and DeSantis is a race to the death for Texas and Florida as delta surges. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 08/06/2021 |
| Hidalgo moves Harris County back to highest COVID threat level, urging unvaccinated to stay home | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 08/06/2021 |
| Houston mask mandate might violate Texas governor's order | Austin American Statesman | Lozano, J. | 08/04/2021 |
| 'Dark times': Houston's fourth COVID-19 wave to be the largest yet, medical leaders predict | Houston Chronicle | Gray, L. | 08/04/2021 |
| Mayor Sylvester Turner right to question limits on Gov. Greg Abbott's disaster powers | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 08/04/2021 |
| Mayor Sylvester Turner to require city workers to mask up, bucking governor's ban on mandates | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 08/03/2021 |
| In bombshell reversal, appeals court restores Houston firefighters' pay parity measure | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 07/30/2021 |
| Homeowners irked by rebuilding program | Houston Chronicle | Zong, C. | 07/27/2021 |
| Houston's $9B I-45 rebuild could come down to online poll, after 15 years and $503 million | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 07/24/2021 |
| GLO official defends Bush, agency in hearing over flood funding denial for Houston, Harris County | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/16/2021 |
| Low-income people of color bear brunt of rising pedestrian deaths in Texas | Dallas Morning News | Montgomery, D. | 07/06/2021 |
| Houston urges TCEQ to tighten emissions rules following study of formaldehyde in city's air | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/02/2021 |
| Houston city council may raise firefighter pay via ordinance, as union pushes for contract | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 06/30/2021 |
| Clean energy dreams bump against economic realities of oil and gas | Houston Chronicle | Webb, S. | 06/27/2021 |
| Federal officials halt development on TxDOT's $7 billion rebuild of I-45 | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 06/24/2021 |
| Mayors across U.S. call for tighter gun limits | Houston Chronicle | Waddy, T. | 06/16/2021 |
| Hidalgo, Turner ask HUD to give Bush a deadline to seek $750M in flood aid for Harris County | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 06/12/2021 |
| A frequent target of lawmakers, Houston gets respite during 2021 legislative session | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 06/09/2021 |
| Houston's historic preservation ordinance gets OK from Texas Supreme Court | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 06/07/2021 |
| Houston City Council passes $5.1B budget giving firefighters a raise | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 06/03/2021 |
| Bush is pledging $750M in flood aid to Harris County. But will it arrive? | Herald Democrat | Scherer, J. | 05/28/2021 |
| Bush says he will ask HUD to send $750M in flood aid to Harris County following backlash | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/27/2021 |
| George P. Bush's explanation on Harvey funds shutout doesn't hold water | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 05/26/2021 |
| A year after George Floyd's death, Texas Legislature has failed to make promised reforms | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/25/2021 |
| Houston area getting little of $1B in Harvey flood aid | Austin American Statesman | Lozano, J. | 05/23/2021 |
| Galveston County cities to receive $179M in federal flood-mitigation money | Galveston Daily News | Ferguson, J. | 05/22/2021 |
| Bush blames Houston, Harris County for failure to win flood aid. Turner, Hidalgo blame GLO criteria. | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/22/2021 |
| Houston and Harris County asked for $1.3B in flood aid. The GLO's offer: $0. | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 05/21/2021 |
| Federal government sends $15B to Texas for economic recovery. Here's where it will go. | Houston Chronicle | Wermund, B. | 05/11/2021 |
| In new statement, Greater Houston Partnership condemns voter suppression with no mention of bills | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 05/08/2021 |
| Appeals court sides with Houston fire union over city in collective bargaining case | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/07/2021 |
| Turner, Hidalgo pull out of GHP luncheons over chamber's silence on Texas voting bills | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/06/2021 |
| Finally, police reform comes to Houston. Keep it coming. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/03/2021 |
| Revised body camera policy, ban on certain no-knock warrants among HPD reforms touted by Turner | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 04/30/2021 |
| Greater Houston Partnership faces pressure from within to condemn Texas voting bills | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 04/28/2021 |
| Hiring new ERCOT interim CEO not enough to protect Texas | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 04/28/2021 |
| Texas water systems failed during February cold storm. Now, the challenge is making them stronger. | Houston Chronicle | Foxhall, E. | 04/18/2021 |
| Houston mayor joins experts in warning against panic as health departments pause J&J vaccines | Houston Chronicle | Downen, R. | 04/14/2021 |
| 'I don't know who cares about us': How Texas failed people with disabilities during the freeze | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 04/08/2021 |
| As Turner prepares police reforms, advocates decry slow pace of change | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 04/08/2021 |
| Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blasts Hidalgo, Turner as 'liars' in fiery press conference on GOP voting bill | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 04/07/2021 |
| Texas Republicans push ahead with election bills, despite corporate criticism and boycott threats | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 04/06/2021 |
| TxDOT's $7 billion plan to shorten your I-45 commute may displace hundreds of families | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 04/01/2021 |
| Dan Patrick declares revolution for power grid. Texans must hold him to it. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/31/2021 |
| Power crisis generates national attention | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 03/29/2021 |
| Crenshaw, Turner clash over renewables, text messages | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 03/26/2021 |
| Scrutiny of Texas power grid failure moves to Washington | Austin American Statesman | Price, A. | 03/25/2021 |
| Bush, Hobby airport parking lots will be home to new vaccination centers | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 03/25/2021 |
| Mayor Sylvester Turner testifies Texas blackouts were 'foreseeable and preventable' | Houston Chronicle | Osborne, J. | 03/25/2021 |
| Show your love and solidarity with Asian Americans | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/21/2021 |
| Harris County sues to stop I-45 rebuild plans by TxDOT | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 03/12/2021 |
| Houston's share of stimulus bill expected to top $600M, help avoid cuts to city services, officials say | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 03/11/2021 |
| More contagious COVID variant 'actively spreading' in Houston, health officials find | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 03/09/2021 |
| Houston city council to consider plan for lowering water bills spiked by winter storm damage | Houston Chronicle | Schenwar, M. | 03/09/2021 |
| Concrete Cowboy cancels 'mask off' party following criticism from local officials | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 03/09/2021 |
| Houston mayor, lawmakers slam troubled Concrete Cowboy for planning 'mask off' gathering | Houston Chronicle | Hensley, N. | 03/08/2021 |
| Gov. Greg Abbott lifts statewide mask order, opens Texas '100 percent' | Houston Chronicle | Blackman, J. | 03/03/2021 |
| Biden visits Houston to survey damage from Texas power grid collapse, see vaccine ‘super site’ | Dallas Morning News | Gillman, T. | 02/27/2021 |
| Texas in deep freeze, dark, due to power outages | Longview News-Journal | McNeely, D. | 02/25/2021 |
| Biden to visit Houston on Friday to assess damage from Texas’ winter storm and mass power outages | Dallas Morning News | Gillman, T. | 02/24/2021 |
| Fact-check: Had Texas state leaders been warned of blackouts for years? | Austin American Statesman | Sherman, A. | 02/23/2021 |
| FEMA COVID-19 vaccination site to open at Houston's NRG Park | Houston Chronicle | Garcia, J. | 02/23/2021 |
| Forecast shows no hint of storm that hit Dallas-Fort Worth, but outages, water problems linger | Dallas Morning News | Scudder, C. | 02/22/2021 |
| Biden is ‘eager’ to visit state, White House says | Dallas Morning News | Wang, A. | 02/22/2021 |
| Houstonians no longer must boil water | Houston Chronicle | Gill, J. | 02/22/2021 |
| Texas electric grid is an easy fix, if lawmakers will admit their error | San Antonio Express News | Tomlinson, C. | 02/20/2021 |
| Texas power grid was ‘seconds or minutes’ from a total blackout that could have lasted months, ERCOT says | Dallas Morning News | Torralva, K. | 02/19/2021 |
| ‘A complete bungle’: Texas’ energy pride goes out with cold | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Weber, P. | 02/17/2021 |
| State leaders proving roughly as reliable as state grid during winter weather fiasco | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 02/17/2021 |
| 'Texas: your government failed you' - Lawmakers, mayors sound off on power outages | San Antonio Express News | Harris, C. | 02/17/2021 |
| New Texas Southern vaccine site will give shots to Houston's most vulnerable communities | Houston Chronicle | Wu, G. | 02/12/2021 |
| Vaccine 'super sites' to open at NRG Stadium in Houston, AT&T Stadium in Dallas | Houston Chronicle | Harris, C. | 02/11/2021 |
| City hopes to pair rent relief cash with ordinance to temporarily bar evictions | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 02/11/2021 |
| Houston, Harris County team up on $159M rent relief program they hope to launch this month | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 02/10/2021 |
| Texans need to hear message that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, will save lives | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 02/10/2021 |
| Build on Houston's affordable housing successes. Don't take away the tools. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 02/07/2021 |
| Mayor Turner, elected officials, call out racial inequality for vaccine distribution | Houston Chronicle | Goodman, C. | 02/07/2021 |
| RodeoHouston canceled again amid COVID-19 and financial pressures | Houston Chronicle | Guerra, J. | 02/04/2021 |
| Houston council OKs transfer of Harvey home repair program to Texas General Land Office | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 02/04/2021 |
| Houston temporarily closes vaccine wait list, won't offer new appointments this week | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 01/30/2021 |
| Bush, Turner reach agreement on Harvey recovery funds, ending bitter feud | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 01/27/2021 |
| Houston, Harris County deploy new strategies in effort to boost COVID-19 vaccinations | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 01/26/2021 |
| 'It's very scary': Childhood leukemia cluster frightens neighborhood in Houston's Fifth Ward | Houston Chronicle | Dellinger, H. | 01/25/2021 |
| Report calls for cities to have greater say on federal infrastructure spending | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 01/25/2021 |
| Abbott touts vaccine rollout, treatments as COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high | Austin American Statesman | Cobler, N. | 01/20/2021 |
| Gov. Abbott excludes Sylvester Turner, Lina Hidalgo from Houston briefing on vaccine rollout | Houston Chronicle | Blackman, J. | 01/20/2021 |
| City cites crowded club, calls on state to close ‘super spreaders’ | Houston Chronicle | Hensley, N. | 01/18/2021 |
| Thousands of Houstonians elated to get COVID-19 vaccine at Minute Maid, despite long wait-times | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 01/17/2021 |
| Texas becomes the second state to surpass 30,000 COVID-19 deaths | Houston Chronicle | Rubio, J. | 01/12/2021 |
| Mega vaccine site launches at Minute Maid Park | Houston Chronicle | Britto, B. | 01/10/2021 |
| Houston halts COVID-19 vaccine appointments after slots fill quickly | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 01/05/2021 |
| Houston Health Department planning more COVID-19 vaccine sites | Houston Chronicle | Carpenter, J. | 01/04/2021 |
| Houston expands vaccine access; demand exceeds supply on overwhelming first day | Houston Chronicle | Bauman, A. | 01/03/2021 |
| The Texas Legislature session is almost here. GOP and local government lawmakers are ready for war. | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 01/02/2021 |
| Texas should require cops to intervene when a fellow officer breaks the law | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 12/30/2020 |
| City of Houston gets first doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 12/29/2020 |
| Hidalgo says no Harris County curfew to curb spread of COVID-19 — for now | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 12/24/2020 |
| Pandemic rundown for Houston | Houston Chronicle | Wu, G. | 12/23/2020 |
| 'It’s momentous': First set of COVID-19 vaccine shots goes out at Houston hospitals | Houston Chronicle | Ketterer, S. | 12/16/2020 |
| Turner: Nearly 1 in 7 Houstonians have been infected with coronavirus | Houston Chronicle | Ackerman, T. | 12/15/2020 |
| At Jackson Lee’s request, TxDOT tacks on a few more days for comment on $7 billion I-45 project | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 12/12/2020 |
| Texas Senate launches effort to ban cities, counties from lobbying Legislature | San Antonio Express News | Wallace, J. | 12/10/2020 |
| Mayor welcomes RodeoHouston return in May, while Hidalgo doubts city will be ready | Houston Chronicle | Guerra, J. | 12/09/2020 |
| White House COVID task force issues strong warnings for Texans over 65 | Houston Chronicle | Wermund, B. | 12/03/2020 |
| White House report bolsters Houston leaders' calls for Abbott to act on COVID-19 | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 12/02/2020 |
| Turner keeping curfew on table as virus spreads | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 11/28/2020 |
| Local leaders must step up and stop TxDOT’s I-45 expansion | Houston Chronicle | Graham, S. | 11/27/2020 |
| Houston rebid a contract to avoid using unpaid prison labor. Now, it hopes the state will make a change too. | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 11/24/2020 |
| Police oversight in Houston is lax compared to Austin and Dallas | Houston Chronicle | Sherman, S. | 11/20/2020 |
| Powerless to issue restrictions, Hidalgo urges no multi-household Thanksgiving gatherings | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 11/18/2020 |
| The Streak: 20 years, 70K deaths and unfulfilled plans for zero road fatalities in Texas | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 11/09/2020 |
| Houston, GLO agree to delay Harvey housing takeover pending a new deal on funds | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 11/05/2020 |
| Harris County residents already had cast a record number of ballots before polls opened | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 11/04/2020 |
| Campaigns try to reach Election Day voters after record early voting | Houston Chronicle | Downen, R. | 11/01/2020 |
| Third spike? Officials warn Houston COVID-19 uptick could become a surge | Houston Chronicle | Leinfelder, A. | 10/28/2020 |
| Halloween in Houston is going to look a bit different, thanks to COVID-19 | Houston Chronicle | Serrano, A. | 10/24/2020 |
| Council slightly lowers Houston property tax rate, but city still will take in more revenue | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 10/22/2020 |
| Turner, task force recommend religious organizations limit themselves to 25% capacity | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 10/18/2020 |
| Turner administration proposes slightly lower tax rate to get under revenue cap | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 10/16/2020 |
| State takes over Harvey home repair program | Austin American Statesman | Lozano, J. | 10/11/2020 |
| Turner says he supports 'almost all' of task force's police reform recommendations | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 10/08/2020 |
| State district judge rules part of Houston’s pension reform is unconstitutional | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 10/08/2020 |
| Texas GLO to take control of Houston’s Harvey housing recovery funds with HUD’s approval | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 10/07/2020 |
| Gov. Abbott’s latest ham-fisted voter suppression scheme is outrageous, embarrassing | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 10/04/2020 |
| Death reporting delays led state officials to offer false assurances about Texas’ death rate EXPOSED Part Three | Houston Chronicle | Root, J. | 10/04/2020 |
| Abbott limits Texas counties to one mail-in ballot dropoff location in move Democrats decry as ‘voter suppression’ | Dallas Morning News | Briseno, A. | 10/02/2020 |
| Houston must ban no-knock warrants, support other reforms in task force report | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 10/01/2020 |
| Turner unveils police reform report but asks for more time to review it | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 10/01/2020 |
| Ban on some no-knock warrants, overhaul of oversight board sought by Turner's police reform panel | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 09/29/2020 |
| Nearly 3 dozen local COVID patients said their symptoms preceded the Houston region’s first confirmed case, data shows EXPOSED Part One | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 09/27/2020 |
| TxDOT releases environmental analysis on I-45 rebuild, kicking off comment period | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 09/26/2020 |
| Flooding risk rises in Houston area | Dallas Morning News | Lozano, J. | 09/23/2020 |
| Water, Water Everywhere | Houston Chronicle | Ketterer, S. | 09/23/2020 |
| High-speed Texas rail gets feds’ approval; San Antonio not included, but some see opportunity | San Antonio Express News | Selcraig, B. | 09/22/2020 |
| Texas prepares water rescue teams as Tropical Storm Beta threatens 'torrential rainfall' | Austin American Statesman | Bacon, J. | 09/21/2020 |
| Tropical Storm Beta nears landfall as high tides lash SE Texas coast | Houston Chronicle | Gill, J. | 09/21/2020 |
| Voluntary evacuations in Galveston, Chambers counties as TS Beta approaches | Houston Chronicle | Bauman, A. | 09/20/2020 |
| Turner set to propose cite-and-release ordinance. County judges say a program is already available | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 09/15/2020 |
| Push for police reform shouldn’t be scuttled in favor of politics | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 09/13/2020 |
| Turner pulls out of housing task force that recommended eviction grace period ordinance | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 09/12/2020 |
| CORRECTIONS | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 09/11/2020 |
| Symphony, soccer and tailgates: Houston to allow limited events in ‘return to normalcy with virus’ | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 09/10/2020 |
| Turner questions USPS’ refusal to display voter registration materials at some post offices | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 09/09/2020 |
| Forget ‘defund the police.’The word is redefine. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 09/03/2020 |
| As Fort Worth recovers from COVID, more of a partnership needed from state, mayor says | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Weinberg, T. | 09/02/2020 |
| Three years after Harvey, Houston’s home repair program continues to lag. Who is to blame? | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 08/30/2020 |
| Houston stays on alert as Hurricane Laura takes aim at Texas-Louisiana border | Houston Chronicle | Carpenter, J. | 08/27/2020 |
| Evacuations in Galveston County might be called as Laura approaches Gulf | Galveston Daily News | Ferguson, J. | 08/25/2020 |
| PATH: Houston is not yet clear as coast gets ready | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 08/25/2020 |
| Austin’s police funding moves have it on an island in red-state Texas | Austin American Statesman | Jankowski, P. | 08/23/2020 |
| Critics: Mayor fails to heed his task forces | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 08/23/2020 |
| As Tropical Storm Marco targets Texas, Tropical Storm Laura bears watching as well | Houston Chronicle | Leinfelder, A. | 08/22/2020 |
| Texas Supreme Court allows GLO to resume Harvey home repairs in Houston | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 08/22/2020 |
| Testing is crucial to stop COVID-19. So are enough tests. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 08/19/2020 |
| As hospital counts drop, community spread numbers suggest Houston still isn't containing COVID | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 08/17/2020 |
| Eviction grace period is only way to prevent mass homelessness in Houston | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 08/13/2020 |
| Minute Maid opens mega COVID-19 testing center as virus continues to spread rampantly | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 08/09/2020 |
| Houston adds $20 million to its rent relief program | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 08/06/2020 |
| Mayor Turner right to slap $250 fines on unmasked Houston scofflaws | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 08/05/2020 |
| As experts call for a national reset, state leaders plow forward | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 08/05/2020 |
| $250 fines coming to enforce masks | Dallas Morning News | A.P. Wire | 08/04/2020 |
| Turner tells Houston police to start enforcing mask order with citations, $250 fines | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 08/04/2020 |
| Advocates want an eviction grace period. Houston’s mayor won’t put it on the council agenda. | Houston Chronicle | Smith, S. | 07/30/2020 |
| South Texas’ COVID-19 agony exposes tensions between Gov. Greg Abbott, area officials | Dallas Morning News | Garrett, R. | 07/23/2020 |
| As Texas hits 4,400 COVID-19 deaths, local leaders again press Abbott for lockdown authority | San Antonio Express News | Blackman, J. | 07/23/2020 |
| Judge blocks GLO takeover of Houston’s Harvey recovery money | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/22/2020 |
| Texas Republicans oust party chairman James Dickey in favor of former U.S. Rep. Allen West | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 07/21/2020 |
| Gov. Abbott, don’t let squabbling over masks distract you from local leaders’ shutdown pleas | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 07/20/2020 |
| Texas GOP will stick with virtual convention, even though federal judge ruled in-person Houston event is an option | Dallas Morning News | Svitek, P. | 07/18/2020 |
| Texas GOP to use George R. Brown as backup after federal judge rules convention can proceed | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/18/2020 |
| Gov. Abbott offers passionate defense of pandemic leadership at GOP convention | Austin American Statesman | Tilove, J. | 07/17/2020 |
| Texas GOP starts glitchy online convention with jab at Mayor Turner | San Antonio Express News | Wallace, J. | 07/17/2020 |
| Texas Republican Convention drama | Longview News-Journal | McNeely, D. | 07/16/2020 |
| Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations drop for first time in two weeks | San Antonio Express News | Blackman, J. | 07/14/2020 |
| Texas GOP votes to move convention online after legal defeat at Supreme Court | San Antonio Express News | Scherer, J. | 07/14/2020 |
| AG’s office argues Supreme Court should side with Turner | Austin American Statesman | Wire Reports | 07/13/2020 |
| Houston leaders request lockdown amid virus surge | Dallas Morning News | A.P. Wire | 07/13/2020 |
| Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner in favor of a ‘step back,’ two-week shutdown to reduce COVID-19 spread | Houston Chronicle | Hensley, N. | 07/13/2020 |
| AG’s office argues Supreme Court should side with Turner over Texas GOP, Hotze | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/13/2020 |
| Acres Homes welcomes two new ‘Black Lives Matter’ murals | Houston Chronicle | Britto, B. | 07/12/2020 |
| Harris County judge denies Texas GOP convention demand | Austin American Statesman | Price, A. | 07/11/2020 |
| The planned Texas Republican convention: When politics and a pandemic collide | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Moritz, J. | 07/11/2020 |
| Gov. Abbott urges Texas police to enforce mask order, as some balk | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 07/11/2020 |
| Thumbs up, thumbs down | Houston Chronicle | Ed. | 07/11/2020 |
| Democrats call for recusal of Texas Supreme Court justices who sponsored GOP convention | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/11/2020 |
| Coronavirus in Texas: Texas GOP sues Houston over convention cancellation | Austin American Statesman | Price, A. | 07/10/2020 |
| Judge says no to Texas GOP convention after Texas Republican Party sues to hold it | Dallas Morning News | Morris, A. | 07/10/2020 |
| Judge denies Texas GOP's attempt to proceed with in-person convention, siding with Turner | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/10/2020 |
| Coronavirus in Texas: Houston cancels contract for GOP convention | Austin American Statesman | Price, A. | 07/09/2020 |
| Houston cancels in-person Texas GOP convention amid coronavirus epidemic | Dallas Morning News | Morris, A. | 07/09/2020 |
| Texas GOP in-person state convention is called off | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Tinsley, A. | 07/09/2020 |
| City cancels state GOP convention in Houston as party vows legal fight | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 07/09/2020 |
| Turner, Houston First did the right thing in canceling GOP convention in city | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 07/09/2020 |
| Houston sues Bush, Texas General Land Office over Harvey recovery takeover | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/09/2020 |
| Waving aside Mayor Turner’s concerns, Texas GOP is heading to Houston | Austin American Statesman | Tilove, J. | 07/08/2020 |
| Just say no to Texas GOP convention. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 07/08/2020 |
| Texas GOP convention should be a sight to see, from a safe distance | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 07/08/2020 |
| Leaders praise, recall mayor | Houston Chronicle | Nix, K. | 07/08/2020 |
| Texas GOP rejects Turner’s request to call off in-person convention | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/08/2020 |
| Houston to have health inspectors enforce COVID-19 guidelines during GOP convention | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/07/2020 |
| Officials blame surge on early reopenings | Dallas Morning News | Wire Reports | 07/06/2020 |
| Turner hopes GOP reconsiders plan to hold convention in Houston amid COVID surge | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/04/2020 |
| Joined by Texas lawmakers and lawyers, Houston Rep. Gene Wu calls HPD narcotics audit a 'scam' | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 07/03/2020 |
| Turner and Houston COVID-19 czar: Stay home and wear a mask this Fourth of July | Houston Chronicle | Turner, S. | 07/03/2020 |
| Change in how Houston’s ICU capacity reported criticized | Austin American Statesman | Lozano, J. | 07/02/2020 |
| Turner rejects calls to shut down GOP convention in Houston after removing his own authority to cancel it | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/01/2020 |
| Release the tapes and the narcotics division audit, now. Houstonians deserve transparency from police | Houston Chronicle | Evbagharu, O. | 07/01/2020 |
| Three Houston bars referred to TABC, added to mayor’s ‘wall of shame’ for staying open | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 06/30/2020 |
| Hidalgo urges Harris County, now at highest threat level, to stay home as COVID-19 surges | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 06/28/2020 |
| Measure to create I-45 deal approved | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 06/27/2020 |
| Hospitals are at capacity. It’s time to act, Gov. Abbott | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 06/26/2020 |
| Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warns of ‘massive outbreak’ as spike in coronavirus cases continues | Austin American Statesman | Cobler, N. | 06/25/2020 |
| Texas reports nearly 6,000 new COVID-19 cases, highest single-day spike | Houston Chronicle | Gill, J. | 06/25/2020 |
| Houston ICU capacity could soon be exceeded as COVID-19 hospitalizations worsen, TMC projects | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 06/25/2020 |
| Houston’s COVID-19 spike won't stop because Trump stops measuring it | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 06/25/2020 |
| Lawmakers protest as feds pull support from 4 Harris County COVID testing sites | Houston Chronicle | Wermund, B. | 06/25/2020 |
| Retailers seek balance as mask mandate takes hold | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 06/23/2020 |
| Hidalgo orders Harris County businesses require customers wear masks as hospitalizations rise | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 06/20/2020 |
| Turner to release Houston Police Department narcotics audit to state lawmakers | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 06/20/2020 |
| Hidalgo mulls new mask order after Abbott OKs mandate on businesses, not individuals | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 06/18/2020 |
| Texas Southern says goodbye to longtime debate coach Thomas Freeman | Houston Chronicle | Britto, B. | 06/17/2020 |
| Moving Confederate monuments does not erase their history | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 06/14/2020 |
| Thumbs: Texas oil producers fear the Big Bad Biden | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 06/13/2020 |
| Houston police see uptick in COVID cases after George Floyd protests | Houston Chronicle | Hensley, N. | 06/13/2020 |
| Cornyn calls for national commission on law enforcement in wake of George Floyd's death | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Moritz, J. | 06/12/2020 |
| What’s a police oversight board without teeth? Houston, Harris County deserve better. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 06/12/2020 |
| Turner, McCaul: We must listen and educate others in the fight against racism | Houston Chronicle | Turner, S. | 06/11/2020 |
| ‘He is going to change the world’ | Dallas Morning News | Geller, A. | 06/10/2020 |
| A homegoing: Mourners gather to remember George Floyd and call for change | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 06/10/2020 |
| Could public outrage over George Floyd’s death lead to long-overdue police reform? | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 06/10/2020 |
| ‘We are tired’: Over 6,300 line up in Houston to see George Floyd’s body | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 06/09/2020 |
| I-45 project leaves neighbors in limbo | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 06/07/2020 |
| Houston police chief Art Acevedo addresses video showing fatal shooting of kneeling man | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 06/05/2020 |
| Houston officials expect large, respectful crowd at Tuesday George Floyd march | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 06/02/2020 |
| Houston officials to honor George Floyd with march, rally and offer to escort body | Houston Chronicle | Hensley, N. | 06/01/2020 |
| Tensions escalate but remain nonviolent after peaceful day of protests in Houston | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 05/31/2020 |
| Minn. under state of emergency as protests of man’s death turn violent | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 05/29/2020 |
| Call out Houston businesses endangering public during coronavirus pandemic | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/28/2020 |
| Hundreds of complaints but zero citations for Houston bars, restaurants violating capacity rules | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/27/2020 |
| 'I don't trust anything:' Personal beliefs, confusing guidelines spark mask debate for Houstonians | Houston Chronicle | Garcia, J. | 05/26/2020 |
| ‘Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should’: Local leaders urge caution as Texas reopens | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 05/20/2020 |
| As Texas economy reopens, staying safe is up to us now | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/20/2020 |
| Harvey victims lose while Land Commissioner George P. Bush and Mayor Sylvester Turner play tug-of-war | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/17/2020 |
| 3,000 Houston city workers face furloughs in wake of virus | Austin American Statesman | Lozano, J. | 05/13/2020 |
| GLO role in Harvey repairs growing | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/12/2020 |
| TxDOT should not rebuild I-45 without major changes to improve transit, flooding and connections | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/10/2020 |
| Virtual funeral for former state rep Al Edwards set for Friday | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/07/2020 |
| Turner announces online citywide commencement for Houston seniors in June | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/07/2020 |
| How will restrictions be enforced when businesses reopen in Houston Friday? A ‘trust’ system | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 05/01/2020 |
| Catholic churches in southeast Texas to reopen this weekend | Houston Chronicle | Lewis, B. | 05/01/2020 |
| Al Edwards, former state rep whose bill created Juneteenth holiday, dies at 83 | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 04/30/2020 |
| Texas has received 102,000 COVID-19 tests from the federal government. Trump says more are coming. | Houston Chronicle | Wermund, B. | 04/29/2020 |
| Houston sets up coronavirus hotline for homeless | Houston Chronicle | Smith, S. | 04/29/2020 |
| Gov. Abbott strikes down Harris County face mask fines, closures of restaurants, malls, theaters | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 04/28/2020 |
| Houston seeks more transit, fewer cars as centerpiece of TxDOT’s $7B I-45 rebuild | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 04/27/2020 |
| Harris County’s face mask requirement begins Monday | Houston Chronicle | Stuckey, A. | 04/27/2020 |
| Backlash to Harris County Judge Hidalgo’s mask order isn’t warranted, might mislead public | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 04/26/2020 |
| Police to distribute masks to those without | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 04/25/2020 |
| Houston to help prevent domestic violence during COVID-19 | Houston Chronicle | Dellinger, H. | 04/23/2020 |
| Hidalgo orders Harris County residents to wear masks in public, draws fire from police unions, GOP | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 04/23/2020 |
| Texas GLO notifies Houston it plans to take over Harvey recovery money | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 04/23/2020 |
| Trump, Patrick stumble as leaders in pandemic. Others shine. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 04/23/2020 |
| Texas can’t reopen without millions more tests for COVID-19 | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 04/22/2020 |
| Oil price collapse rattles region still on edge due to coronavirus crisis | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 04/22/2020 |
| U.S. oil price collapses below zero as storage fills up | Houston Chronicle | Chapa, S. | 04/21/2020 |
| Houston, Harris County appoint czars to co-lead pandemic recovery | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 04/21/2020 |
| Responding to Infowars call, protesters mass in Austin to call for lifting of restrictions | Houston Chronicle | Dexheimer, E. | 04/19/2020 |
| State parks to be reopened Monday | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 04/19/2020 |
| Facing an $18M shortfall, Arlington plans cuts and joins 110 Texas cities in asking for more federal funding | Dallas Morning News | Oxner, R. | 04/18/2020 |
| Gov. Abbott closes Texas schools but takes steps to reopen economy | Houston Chronicle | Blackman, J. | 04/18/2020 |
| Business coalition urges city, county to ease restrictions | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 04/17/2020 |
| 111 Texas mayors call for direct federal aid for more than just state’s 6 largest cities | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Weinberg, T. | 04/16/2020 |
| Texans are eager to get back to normal, but not to put people at unnecessary risk | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 04/15/2020 |
| Texas conservatives call stay-at-home orders ‘tyranny.’ Some lawmakers agree. | San Antonio Express News | Goldenstein, T. | 04/15/2020 |
| Hidalgo calls pandemic ‘Pearl Harbor moment,’ as county prepares NRG hospital, feds promise to ramp up testing here | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 04/12/2020 |
| Texans need more testing, transparency in dealing with coronavirus crisis | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 04/12/2020 |
| Pastors and mayor urge Houstonians to stay home on Easter Sunday: 'It's not about the building' | Houston Chronicle | Downen, R. | 04/09/2020 |
| Houston, Harris County launch service to link essential workers with child care provider | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 04/07/2020 |
| Turner: City workers covered for COVID-19 | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 04/04/2020 |
| Houston’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 spikes dramatically, but testing suffers setback | Houston Chronicle | McGuinness, D. | 03/29/2020 |
| Virus spread could burn out by mid-May under stay-at-home order | Houston Chronicle | Ackerman, T. | 03/26/2020 |
| Hidalgo to order ‘stay-at-home,’ not ‘shelter-in-place,’ for Harris County on Tuesday morning | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 03/24/2020 |
| Planning vs. panic? How Texas hospital, health officials are scrambling to defeat COVID-19 | El Paso Times | Moritz, J. | 03/22/2020 |
| Thursday’s coronavirus update: The region’s first death, a new testing center, and Texas’ public health disaster | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 03/20/2020 |
| Mike Bloomberg still trying to help flip Texas House to Democrats | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 03/18/2020 |
| Hidalgo orders bars to close, restricts restaurants to takeout for 15 days | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 03/17/2020 |
| Abbott declares disaster in Texas | Houston Chronicle | Goldenstein, T. | 03/14/2020 |
| Houston Rodeo canceled over coronavirus concerns, prompted by Montgomery County case | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 03/12/2020 |
| Houston Rodeo canceled? Coronavirus just got real for Houston | Houston Chronicle | Falkenberg, L. | 03/12/2020 |
| Officials confirm four cases of coronavirus in Harris County | Houston Chronicle | Ackerman, T. | 03/06/2020 |
| In Texas’ 2nd Congressional District, three Democrats battle to take on Crenshaw | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 02/29/2020 |
| San Jacinto River Authority approves continued seasonal lowering of Lake Conroe | Houston Chronicle | Mehrtens, S. | 02/26/2020 |
| Houston Blast Prompts Safety Debate in City With No Zoning | Austin American Statesman | Lozano, J. | 02/16/2020 |
| Watson blast grim reminder of Houston’s precarious state | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 02/02/2020 |
| Lack of restrictions make Houston residents, hazardous industries uneasy neighbors | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 02/02/2020 |
| Three meetings this week could set course for $7 billion remake of Interstate 45 | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 01/30/2020 |
| Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner backs Dallas Democrat Royce West for Senate | Dallas Morning News | Jeffers Jr., G. | 01/29/2020 |
| Lake Conroe to Kingwood: Look elsewhere for help with flooding | Houston Chronicle | Foxhall, E. | 01/26/2020 |
| Mayor Sylvester Turner: More must be done to keep Houstonians safe from chemical accidents | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 01/26/2020 |
| Massive west Houston explosion claims two lives, devastates Gessner-area neighborhoods | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 01/25/2020 |
| Concrete company, after scrapping Acres Homes batch plant project, to move out of neighborhood | Houston Chronicle | Douglas, E. | 01/24/2020 |
| Company withdraws application to build concrete batch plant in Houston neighborhood | Houston Chronicle | Douglas, E. | 01/23/2020 |
| Houston’s water rights are safe — for now | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/16/2020 |
| Thumbs: Romance war heats up; HEB is No. 1 | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/11/2020 |
| Officials, residents push back against plans for concrete plant near NW Houston neighborhood | Houston Chronicle | Douglas, E. | 01/08/2020 |
| Edwards launches from Houston | Dallas Morning News | Jeffers Jr., G. | 12/31/2019 |
| No attendance taken when local officials enjoy sporting events thanks to suite perk | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 12/31/2019 |
| Road deaths rise in Houston region, despite new efforts to end fatalities | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 12/30/2019 |
| Thumbs up, down | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 12/21/2019 |
| Judge tosses law forcing Houston to sell water rights in undeveloped Allens Creek Reservoir | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 12/21/2019 |
| Elected Officials Reception honors Lake Houston area legislators | Houston Chronicle | Mehrtens, S. | 12/18/2019 |
| Previewing second term, Turner vows to ‘expend political capital’ when needed | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 12/16/2019 |
| State plan for spending $4.3B in federal flood dollars shortchanges hard-hit Houston area | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 12/15/2019 |
| State could take over Houston’s Harvey housing program — unless city speeds up | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 12/14/2019 |
| GLO weighing tweaks to $4.3B Harvey flood plan after Houston-area officials cry foul | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 12/13/2019 |
| Buzbee introduces flood plan, Turner camp says it contains ‘things already being done’ | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 12/05/2019 |
| Adler, Abbott incommunicado over homeless issue | Austin American Statesman | Jankowski, P. | 12/02/2019 |
| For Turner, Harvey still hangs over ballot box two years later | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 12/01/2019 |
| Planned Saturday runoff in top Houston city races revives debate about reengaging voters | Houston Chronicle | Downen, R. | 11/30/2019 |
| Affordable housing complex breaks ground in north Houston | Houston Chronicle | Wedding, P. | 11/20/2019 |
| Forced into runoff, Turner marshals support of state, national Democrats | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 11/13/2019 |
| Elections in Texas: Voters approve 9 of 10 constitutional amendments | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Moritz, J. | 11/06/2019 |
| Sylvester Turner holds wide lead over Tony Buzbee with few precincts reporting | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 11/06/2019 |
| If mayor’s race heads to runoff as expected, it’ll be time to reset tone | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 11/06/2019 |
| Here are all our recommendation for local elections in one place | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 11/05/2019 |
| Negative tone in mayor’s race rattles voters | Houston Chronicle | Downen, R. | 11/04/2019 |
| Final-day surge boosts total of Harris County early voters | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 11/02/2019 |
| More mental health help for students | Houston Chronicle | Downen, R. | 10/31/2019 |
| Texas cities suing over new law that cuts telecom fees, saying it won’t save you money | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Weinberg, T. | 10/29/2019 |
| A celebration of the 100-year mark | Houston Chronicle | Britto, B. | 10/28/2019 |
| Cities prep for battle with state lawmakers | Houston Chronicle | Goldenstein, T. | 10/24/2019 |
| Our recommendations for the Nov. 5 ballot | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 10/21/2019 |
| Hostage to Heat | Austin American Statesman | Schwartz, J. | 10/20/2019 |
| FEMA approves initial funding for long-sought North Canal flood project | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 10/20/2019 |
| Tape reveals scorn for locals | Houston Chronicle | Zelinski, A. | 10/17/2019 |
| Local Dems condemn Bonnen comments | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 10/16/2019 |
| Abbott, Turner trade barbs over Harvey funds | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 10/09/2019 |
| Put this fire out: Enter arbitration with Houston firefighters | Houston Chronicle | McDavid, V. | 10/06/2019 |
| State will manage Harvey funding | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 10/05/2019 |
| King sees ‘same remedy’ for what ails Houston in second mayoral bid | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 09/29/2019 |
| A switch from response to recovery after Imelda | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 09/24/2019 |
| Chaos of Harvey taught nonprofits how best to help | Houston Chronicle | Smith, S. | 09/21/2019 |
| Foes claim crime is up; stats say not so | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 09/15/2019 |
| Ogg cites poker clubs’ ties to Dems, Paxton for tossing criminal cases | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 09/15/2019 |
| City lowers property tax rate for fourth time in five years | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 09/12/2019 |
| City eyes 2-cent cut in property tax rate | Houston Chronicle | Downen, R. | 09/11/2019 |
| Group calls out natural gas omit | Houston Chronicle | Trevizo, P. | 09/08/2019 |
| City eyes 2-cent cut in property tax rate | Houston Chronicle | Downen, R. | 09/05/2019 |
| Another Harvey? Houston isn’t ready. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 08/25/2019 |
| Two years after Harvey, has Houston lost its urgency onflood repairs, prevention? It feels that way for those still needing help. | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 08/25/2019 |
| Buzbee calls for overhaul of city contract process, Turner’s office rebuts claims | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 08/24/2019 |
| UH’s medical school building to be ‘crown jewel’ of campus | Houston Chronicle | Ackerman, T. | 08/22/2019 |
| Turner calls for special session | Houston Chronicle | Downen, R. | 08/22/2019 |
| Retiree health costs await city fix | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 08/12/2019 |
| Workers’ comp win for firefighter with cancer sets precedent | Houston Chronicle | Despart, Z. | 08/10/2019 |
| Houston gets federal grant to build detention basins, Lake Houston dam gates | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 08/04/2019 |
| State cedes census outreach | Houston Chronicle | Goldenstein, T. | 07/20/2019 |
| Top Houston, Harris County officials condemn raids expected to target immigrant families | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/14/2019 |
| ‘Anti-pay-to-play’ petition falls short of requirement | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/11/2019 |
| Turner: Drop daytime curfew | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/11/2019 |
| Juvenile curfew question | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 07/10/2019 |
| $3.2B infrastructure plan keeps focus on Harvey | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 07/07/2019 |
| Council passes $5.1B budget | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 06/20/2019 |
| I-45 plan among nation’s worst, report says | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 06/19/2019 |
| Turn toward safety | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 06/17/2019 |
| Prop B factions again told to talk | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 06/14/2019 |
| From state rep to mayor | Longview News-Journal | McNeely, D. | 06/13/2019 |
| Mayoral hopeful King touts transparency | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 06/11/2019 |
| 4 clobbered roofer registration bill | Dallas Morning News | Lieber, D. | 06/09/2019 |
| Boykins kicks off mayoral bid, vowing ‘courage’ | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 06/09/2019 |
| ‘Gang war’ spreads in southeast Houston | Houston Chronicle | Ketterer, S. | 06/08/2019 |
| Slew of bills on Harvey recovery, flood mitigation await Abbott signature | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 06/03/2019 |
| Fort Bend County hosts Precinct 2 Town Hall | Houston Chronicle | Nix, K. | 05/29/2019 |
| City wins bond appeal | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/25/2019 |
| Bill to force Houston to sell water rights heads to Abbott | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 05/17/2019 |
| Let Prop B die | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/16/2019 |
| Judge rules Prop B unconstitutional | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/16/2019 |
| City issues back pay to firefighters, union says raises do not implement Prop B | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/11/2019 |
| House approves bill to cut cable fees | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 05/10/2019 |
| Haves and Havana | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/08/2019 |
| Mayor: Bill threatens city’s water | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 05/05/2019 |
| Council members clash with union on contributions | Houston Chronicle | Downen, R. | 05/01/2019 |
| Lawmakers want to cut cable TV fees, but cities say you won’t see savings | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Montgomery, D. | 04/29/2019 |
| City fires lobbyist firm | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 04/12/2019 |
| Houston applies to dredge Kingwood mouth bar | Houston Chronicle | Contreras, K. | 04/10/2019 |
| Revenue caps do more harm than good | Houston Chronicle | Turner, S. | 04/09/2019 |
| Houston officials raise the alarm over bill to limit cable franchise fees | Austin American Statesman | Scherer, J. | 03/31/2019 |
| With promise to “lift up every voice,” Turner begins re-election campaign | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 03/31/2019 |
| Crenshaw frustrated by delayed app for funds to remove Kingwood mouth bar | Houston Chronicle | Contreras, K. | 03/27/2019 |
| DNC passes up Houston for convention | Houston Chronicle | Downen, R. | 03/12/2019 |
| ‘Highly Confidential’: Permanent School Fund’s investments have been shrouded in secrecy | Houston Chronicle | Carroll, S. | 03/10/2019 |
| Immigration key to Houston’s growing economy, study finds | Houston Chronicle | Kriel, L. | 03/08/2019 |
| Plan to combat gun violence long overdue | Houston Chronicle | Chasse, A. | 03/07/2019 |
| Commissioners feud over equity issue for top flooding projects | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 03/01/2019 |
| Feds OK $605M to pay for parkway | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 02/23/2019 |
| TIRZ updates Northpark, marina projects | Houston Chronicle | Le, N. | 02/20/2019 |
| HISD won’t tolerate a takeover of schools | Houston Chronicle | Skillern-Jones, R. | 01/16/2019 |
| Abbott takes jab at HISD trustees | Houston Chronicle | Carpenter, J. | 01/04/2019 |
| What’s next for HISD? City partnership can save community schools | Houston Chronicle | Turner, S. | 01/03/2019 |
| Houston leaders dismayed by HISD board vote, foresee state takeover | Houston Chronicle | Carpenter, J. | 12/15/2018 |
| Houston makes final pitch to host Democrats in ’20 | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 12/14/2018 |
| Turner: Nonprofit could seek to run as many as 15 schools | Houston Chronicle | Carpenter, D. | 12/12/2018 |
| Turner fires first on HFD layoffs | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 11/14/2018 |
| Voters OK ‘parity’ on firefighter pay | Houston Chronicle | Ward, A. | 11/07/2018 |
| Key claims in pay ‘parity’ debate | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 10/28/2018 |
| Vote 'against' Prop. B to stop unsustainable firefighter pay hike | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 10/20/2018 |
| The way forward: Region’s leaders are slow to act on reducing carnage | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 10/14/2018 |
| Mental health diversion center opens in Midtown | Houston Chronicle | Ketterer, S. | 10/02/2018 |
| Mayor Turner faces steep challenge with fire ‘pay parity’ measure | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 09/30/2018 |
| Latino Leaders Network touts its strength | Houston Chronicle | Tallet, O. | 09/22/2018 |
| Nonprofit seeking to open Houston facility for migrant kids sues city over permits | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 09/15/2018 |
| Town hall to include Houston mayor | Houston Chronicle | Feuk, M. | 09/12/2018 |
| Never again: ‘Paradigm shift’ on flooding emerging after Harvey | Houston Chronicle | Snyder, M. | 08/26/2018 |
| Council’s move on firefighter pay parity falls short | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 07/21/2018 |
| Appeal planned for suit on city pension bond | Houston Chronicle | Gladstone, M. | 07/04/2018 |
| Turner says he will not be “an enabler” of plan to put immigrant kids at downtown Houston facility | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 06/20/2018 |
| Vigil becomes protest as outrage grows over separation of families at U.S. border | Houston Chronicle | Ward, A. | 06/18/2018 |
| Santa Fe shooting should be the tipping point for common-sense gun reforms in Texas | Houston Chronicle | Falkenberg, L. | 05/23/2018 |
| Chill out, governor | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/20/2018 |
| Tensions rise over rainy day fund | Dallas Morning News | Lozano, J. | 05/17/2018 |
| Abbott criticizes Houston’s Harvey response | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 05/17/2018 |
| Houston ‘seriously considering’ bid for 2020 Democratic National Convention | San Antonio Express News | Diaz, K. | 05/11/2018 |
| Houston city secretary: Firefighters have enough signatures on pay ‘parity’ petition | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 05/04/2018 |
| Turner raises idea of adjusting revenue cap to fund more police | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 05/02/2018 |
| Mayor Turner pitches HISD partnership plan TEA says is not allowed | Houston Chronicle | Webb, S. | 05/02/2018 |
| Turner rules out partnering with HISD on struggling schools | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 04/19/2018 |
| Student leaders remain active after march, rally | Houston Chronicle | Zurawski, K. | 04/04/2018 |
| Mayor’s comments suggest city could play role in turning around struggling HISD campuses | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 03/29/2018 |
| Houston wins $9.4M for flood warning on roads | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 03/08/2018 |
| Officials eye funds for flood mitigation projects | Houston Chronicle | Shelton, C. | 03/07/2018 |
| HISD Superintendent Richard Carranza hit the right notes but missed the mark | Houston Chronicle | Falkenberg, L. | 03/07/2018 |
| Dems save for runoff | Dallas Morning News | Jeffers Jr., G. | 03/04/2018 |
| Ed Emmett lays out case to 'flood-proof' freeways following Harvey | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 02/14/2018 |
| Gov. Abbott proposes 2.5 percent cap on property tax revenues | Houston Chronicle | Ward, M. | 01/17/2018 |
| Why was Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings on the radar of a national opposition research group? | Dallas Morning News | Hallman, T. | 01/05/2018 |
| Restore CHIP and help save lives of Texas children | Houston Chronicle | Turner, S. | 12/06/2017 |
| Groundbreaking ceremony kicks off I-69/I-610 interchange reconstruction | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 11/29/2017 |
| Loop 610 at I-69 near Uptown headed for heavy reconstruction | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 11/22/2017 |
| A few months after Harvey, Houston’s long recovery quietly heads inside | Austin American Statesman | Wilson, S. | 11/19/2017 |
| Thumbs up, thumbs down | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 11/18/2017 |
| Reforms locked in as voters approve $1B pension bond | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 11/08/2017 |
| Grateful fans throng downtown for Astros victory parade | Houston Chronicle | Hixenbaugh, M. | 11/04/2017 |
| Pension reform deal may not be perfect, but it's good for the city | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 10/29/2017 |
| Read voters' lips | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 10/19/2017 |
| Council rebuffs mayor, trims tax rate to comply with revenue cap | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 10/19/2017 |
| Turner seeks to keep current property tax rate despite rev cap | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 10/17/2017 |
| Harvey could thwart routine city bonds request | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 10/14/2017 |
| City Hall turns attention to pension bond election | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 10/09/2017 |
| The cost of Harvey recovery will be staggering, lawmakers learn | El Paso Times | Moritz, J. | 10/04/2017 |
| Harvey rebuilding on hold as Houston awaits word on flood control | Austin American Statesman | Silver, J. | 10/03/2017 |
| Abbott and Turner show that discussion can happen | Galveston Daily News | Mathews, D. | 10/03/2017 |
| With blunt words, Sharp shows why he was named Harvey recovery czar | Austin American Statesman | Tilove, J. | 10/02/2017 |
| Abbott’s $50M check for Harvey relief rings hollow in Houston | Houston Chronicle | Falkenberg, L. | 10/01/2017 |
| Abbott gives $50M check to Houston | Austin American Statesman | Tilove, J. | 09/30/2017 |
| Hits and Misses | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 09/30/2017 |
| Abbott gives $50M to Houston | Dallas Morning News | Choi, M. | 09/30/2017 |
| $50m Check Cancels Tax Hike Proposal | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 09/30/2017 |
| Gov. Abbott and Mayor Turner to meet amid tension over Harvey money | Austin American Statesman | Tilove, J. | 09/29/2017 |
| Abbott must act, and now is the time! | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 09/28/2017 |
| Abbott rejects Houston mayor’s call to immediately tap rainy day fund | Austin American Statesman | Tilove, J. | 09/27/2017 |
| Abbott: No need to tap Rainy Day Fund now for Houston repairs | Houston Chronicle | Ward, M. | 09/27/2017 |
| A time for vision | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 09/27/2017 |
| Harvey-stricken communities must file paperwork by Friday | San Antonio Express News | Morris, A. | 09/27/2017 |
| Turner: Tax hike wouldn't be needed if state used Rainy Day funds | Houston Chronicle | Downen, R. | 09/26/2017 |
| Thumbs up, down | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 09/23/2017 |
| Turner lowers tax hike proposal after feds agree to chip in more | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 09/21/2017 |
| Post-Harvey tax increases 'huge mistake,' key state senator declares | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 09/20/2017 |
| The politics of Harvey relief: How local, state officials are performing so far | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 09/18/2017 |
| Mayor contests state’s ruling on same-sex benefits | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 09/16/2017 |
| Abbott announces home repair plan as Turner names recovery czar | Houston Chronicle | Ward, M. | 09/15/2017 |
| Spend wisely by creating an Ike Dike | Houston Chronicle | Tomlinson, C. | 09/13/2017 |
| Generating flood funds | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 09/13/2017 |
| Turner proposes emergency tax rate hike for Harvey recovery | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 09/12/2017 |
| ‘It’s just a matter of hard work’ | Dallas Morning News | Grissom, B. | 09/10/2017 |
| Abbott hands out advance of more than $135M to city, county | Houston Chronicle | Zaveri, M. | 09/09/2017 |
| Lawmakers troubled by ‘minimal’ state resources for Harvey relief | Austin American Statesman | Silver, J. | 09/08/2017 |
| Texas Legislature looking for role in Harvey relief | El Paso Times | Mekelburg, M. | 09/07/2017 |
| Region grapples with cleanup, water woes | Dallas Morning News | Staff | 09/04/2017 |
| City of contrasts: Some Houston residents still in crisis, others return to normal | Houston Chronicle | Ward, M. | 09/04/2017 |
| Hurricane Harvey evacuation disagreement highlights need for local control | Longview News-Journal | Editorial | 09/03/2017 |
| Gulf Coast staggered by new evacuations | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Amy, J. | 09/02/2017 |
| 'It just gets worse': Families face tough road in Harvey's aftermath | Houston Chronicle | Tolson, M. | 09/02/2017 |
| Trump in Houston | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 09/02/2017 |
| Trump returns to Texas as Harvey aid request heads to Congress | Houston Chronicle | Diaz, K. | 09/02/2017 |
| Tropical Storm Harvey unleashes historic flooding in Houston area | Houston Chronicle | Carroll, S. | 08/28/2017 |
| In times of disaster, take comfort in our local seasoned leaders | Houston Chronicle | Falkenberg, L. | 08/27/2017 |
| Debate intensifies over Texas cities using tax dollars to lobby legislature | Houston Chronicle | Drew, J. | 08/23/2017 |
| Abbott and Patrick's scorn of Texas big cities is unjustified | Houston Chronicle | Turner, S. | 08/09/2017 |
| Rancor between firefighters, mayor flares anew over petition count | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 08/04/2017 |
| Firefighters union sues city over contract negotiations | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 06/29/2017 |
| Texas not alone in its efforts to limit local control | Houston Chronicle | Ward, M. | 06/23/2017 |
| City Council votes to join lawsuit over 'sanctuary cities' law | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 06/22/2017 |
| Mayor clarifies in tweet: Houston will hold a referendum on pension bonds | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 06/09/2017 |
| Turner calls for City Council vote on 'sanctuary city' lawsuit | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 06/09/2017 |
| Turner remains on sideline as cities rush to sue over SB4 | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 06/08/2017 |
| Turner: city could issue pension bonds without public vote | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 06/08/2017 |
| Pension fix passed, mayor turns to revenue cap, bond referendums | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 05/29/2017 |
| Turner's moment | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/26/2017 |
| Cornerstone of Turner's agenda heads to governor's desk | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 05/25/2017 |
| Just one vote left for Houston pension reform plan | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 05/24/2017 |
| Mayor, police chief face tough questions about immigration issues | Houston Chronicle | Lewis, B. | 05/19/2017 |
| Turner to use cuts, one-time fixes and reserves to close $123 million budget gap | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 05/10/2017 |
| Texas House approves Houston pension reform bill | Houston Chronicle | Ward, M. | 05/09/2017 |
| An idea beckons | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/07/2017 |
| Turner, Fertitta endorse data center plan, call for collaboration | Houston Chronicle | Ellis, L. | 05/05/2017 |
| Turner, nearing finish on pension reform, seeks to lift revenue cap | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 05/05/2017 |
| State of the city | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/05/2017 |
| Houston pension reform bill passes Senate by wide margin | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 05/02/2017 |
| The heart of Houston's pension problem is debt, not benefits | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 05/01/2017 |
| Adding fail-safe provision to city's pension plan makes sense | Houston Chronicle | Falkenberg, L. | 04/30/2017 |
| Analyst: Turner pension reform could force pay cuts within a decade | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 04/28/2017 |
| Mayor and police chief seek to reassure immigrants they can safely report crimes | Houston Chronicle | Blakinger, K. | 04/25/2017 |
| Group submits petitions calling for charter vote on city pensions | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 04/22/2017 |
| HPD to assign two squads to state's anti-gang effort | Houston Chronicle | Harden, J. | 04/13/2017 |
| Martin: Houston pension plan passes hurdle | Houston Chronicle | Martin, D. | 04/12/2017 |
| House panel OKs pension bill | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 04/06/2017 |
| Houston's pension reform bill deserves support | Houston Chronicle | White, B. | 04/05/2017 |
| Firefighters balk at pension reform bill as negotiations end | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 04/01/2017 |
| Pension plan is gaining forward momentum | Houston Chronicle | Turner, S. | 03/24/2017 |
| City's pension reform plan clears first hurdle in state Senate | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 03/21/2017 |
| Mayors say Texas, national politics undermine cities | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Formby, B. | 03/14/2017 |
| Progressives fret over Turner's focus | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 03/11/2017 |
| Help the homeless | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/03/2017 |
| Houston Decriminalizes Pot | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 03/02/2017 |
| Pension plan, flooding, mobility discussed at Kingwood Capital Improvement Plan meeting | Houston Chronicle | Feuk, M. | 03/01/2017 |
| Houston voices join national archive of African-American experience | Houston Chronicle | George, C. | 02/28/2017 |
| Former mayoral candidate Bill King not giving up fight with Turner on pension reform | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 02/25/2017 |
| Pension teamwork | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 02/19/2017 |
| DA's pot program draws mixed reaction | Houston Chronicle | Rogers, B. | 02/17/2017 |
| Turner decries 'poison pill' added to pension reform effort | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 02/17/2017 |
| Mayor's office, movie industry seek to raise Houston's big-screen profile | Houston Chronicle | George, C. | 02/10/2017 |
| 'Mi casa es su casa': Houston's mayor on 'sanctuary cities' | Houston Chronicle | Tallet, O. | 02/09/2017 |
| Rail company buys land options for high-speed line | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 02/08/2017 |
| Mayor won’t back down in battle over housing | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 01/29/2017 |
| The Turner Plan | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/26/2017 |
| Over 20,000 demonstrators march through downtown Houston in opposition to Pres Trump | Houston Chronicle | Jones, J. | 01/25/2017 |
| Breathing uneasily | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/21/2017 |
| Citing unease, firefighters may take another vote on pension reform | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 01/16/2017 |
| Local control | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/10/2017 |
| Mayoral report card | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/05/2017 |
| Houston ends year with first-ever deficit | Dallas Morning News | A.P. Wire | 01/02/2017 |
| Mayor’s reflection: Let’s build tomorrow’s Houston together | Houston Chronicle | Turner, S. | 01/01/2017 |
| City closes 2016 in red | Houston Chronicle | Ackerman, T. | 12/31/2016 |
| Houston mayor's expansive plans give way to financial focus in first year | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 12/26/2016 |
| Top commanders among surge in HPD retirements | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 12/23/2016 |
| Sen. Huffman writing bills for victims' rights during detainment, and 'pastor protection' | Houston Chronicle | Jones, J. | 12/14/2016 |
| Texas African American History Memorial unveiled at Capitol | Austin American Statesman | Sterling, E. | 12/01/2016 |
| New Capitol monument fills in historic gaps of Texas African-Americans | Austin American Statesman | Editorial | 11/27/2016 |
| Texas' long overdue African-American memorial is finally unveiled, with lessons for past, future | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 11/27/2016 |
| Officials unveil Capitol memorial that honors African-Americans | Austin American Statesman | Goldenstein, T. | 11/20/2016 |
| Protests follow unveiling of African-American monument | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Moritz, J. | 11/20/2016 |
| Capitol memorial celebrated | Dallas Morning News | Adams-Wade, N. | 11/16/2016 |
| HISD voters reject school funding measure | Houston Chronicle | Mellon, E. | 11/09/2016 |
| Council shows wide support for pension reform plan | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 10/27/2016 |
| Pension vote | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 10/26/2016 |
| A pension deal in Houston? Miracles really can happen | Houston Chronicle | Falkenberg, L. | 10/26/2016 |
| Firefighters OK pension plan, but still wary | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 10/25/2016 |
| A pension solution for Houston is in sight | Houston Chronicle | Watts, M. | 10/25/2016 |
| Houston school district at the mercy of voters on local tax revenue forfeiture | Houston Chronicle | Mellon, E. | 10/24/2016 |
| New park gives Westchase families reason to cheer | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 10/13/2016 |
| Turner's initiative on pension plans are steering in right direction | Houston Chronicle | Patterson, M. | 09/30/2016 |
| Shared sacrifices will move pension reform forward | Houston Chronicle | Turner, S. | 09/25/2016 |
| Mayor's pension reform plan is a good try, but misses core problem | Houston Chronicle | Mason, C. | 09/25/2016 |
| Understand needs of Texas’ homeless youth | San Antonio Express News | Gendron, C. | 09/25/2016 |
| Houston officials want action on chemical hazards | Houston Chronicle | Collette, M. | 09/22/2016 |
| Pension possibilities | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 09/18/2016 |
| Where are the most dangerous chemicals in Houston? Don't ask the Fire Department | Houston Chronicle | Collette, M. | 09/18/2016 |
| Mayor unveils tentative pension reform deal | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 09/15/2016 |
| Q&A: Yes, there are unions in Texas | Houston Chronicle | DePillis, L. | 09/11/2016 |
| Needs of vulnerable women overlooked in pushback to Fort Bend housing development | Houston Chronicle | Snyder, M. | 08/09/2016 |
| Poor black voters wooed, then ignored | Dallas Morning News | Jeffers Jr., G. | 07/28/2016 |
| Mayor endorses Miles to succeed Ellis, Thompson earns legislators' backing | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 07/09/2016 |
| Pension problems: 'unbelievable,' 'ridiculous,' 'frustrating' | Houston Chronicle | Falkenberg, L. | 06/08/2016 |
| Long-term view | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 06/02/2016 |
| Houston pension fund's leader ousted without explanation | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 05/25/2016 |
| Houston City Council challenges CenterPoint electric rate hikes | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 05/12/2016 |
| Turner takes aim at curbing human trafficking | Houston Chronicle | Kriel, L. | 05/10/2016 |
| Turner offers a hopeful but frank fiscal plan for Houston | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 05/05/2016 |
| The real issue: a flawed appraisal system | Houston Chronicle | Betancourt, T. | 05/02/2016 |
| Early polls open to fill seat vacated by Sylvester Turner | Houston Chronicle | Caruba, L. | 04/25/2016 |
| At least 5 dead in Houston-area floods | Houston Chronicle | Lezon, D. | 04/19/2016 |
| Nightmarish apartment complex finally facing its end | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 04/14/2016 |
| Minimum wage | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 04/07/2016 |
| "I' for inappropriate | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/31/2016 |
| Debt crisis | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/21/2016 |
| City bond rating downgrade reflects oil bust, pension problems | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 03/19/2016 |
| Ups and downs | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/19/2016 |
| Go vote | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 02/29/2016 |
| State Rep. Reynolds gains support despite legal troubles, crowded field | Houston Chronicle | Foxhall, E. | 02/29/2016 |
| Activists renew call for sheriff, DA to apologize in Goforth case | Houston Chronicle | George, C. | 02/17/2016 |
| Increasingly crowded Texas cities need to think beyond new freeway lanes | Dallas Morning News | Turner, S. | 02/12/2016 |
| Dallas deck parks may be the new thing, but expanded highways will keep coming | Dallas Morning News | Formby, B. | 02/09/2016 |
| Turner calls for change in transportation philosophy | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 02/09/2016 |
| Turner to TxDOT: There's a better way | Houston Chronicle | Turner, S. | 02/07/2016 |
| For state House 139 | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 02/03/2016 |
| Turner names transition team, committees | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 02/02/2016 |
| Ups and downs | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/30/2016 |
| Paxton files brief supporting religious non-profits | Austin American Statesman | Sterling, E. | 01/21/2016 |
| Special election will fill Turner’s state House seat | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 01/16/2016 |
| Democracy inaction | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/15/2016 |
| To some, Abbott living up to prediction he'd make us miss Perry | Houston Chronicle | Fikac, P. | 01/11/2016 |
| Ups and downs | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/09/2016 |
| Turner's time | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/03/2016 |
| City's pension debt takes center stage | Houston Chronicle | White, B. | 01/03/2016 |
| Gear up for service in 2016 | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 01/01/2016 |
| U.S. Rep. Gene Green: Garcia Challenge A "Hail Mary" | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Livingston, A. | 12/17/2015 |
| Dan Patrick's learning curve | Longview News-Journal | McNeely, D. | 12/17/2015 |
| Primary filing season is over, with few surprises | Houston Chronicle | Cervantes, B. | 12/16/2015 |
| Making plans for Houston's future | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 12/14/2015 |
| Winning was easy part compared to what awaits Turner | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 12/13/2015 |
| After 2 decades, Turner gets mayoral wish | Houston Chronicle | Tolson, M. | 12/13/2015 |
| Turner, King make final push before voters have their say | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 12/12/2015 |
| New mayor needs to lead Houston out of financial trouble | Houston Chronicle | Falkenberg, L. | 12/06/2015 |
| Dreams and details converge on mayoral runoff | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 12/06/2015 |
| Parker cites Turner's budget experience in endorsement | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 12/04/2015 |
| Ups and downs | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 11/28/2015 |
| Watchdog: Some electricity companies now charge no minimum fees | Dallas Morning News | Lieber, D. | 11/08/2015 |
| Houston vote grabs most headlines | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Te. | 11/05/2015 |
| Election reflection | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 11/05/2015 |
| Mayoral rivals raise King, Turner's ties to law firm | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 10/31/2015 |
| Dolcefino making his mark on mayor's race | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 10/24/2015 |
| Harris County voters head out on first day of early voting | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 10/20/2015 |
| Turner's work for public agencies comes under fire | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 10/14/2015 |
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| Mayoral candidates see rising pension bill as roadblock | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 10/05/2015 |
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Houston Chronicle | Turner, A. | 10/04/2015 |
| Economic inequality percolates through mayor's race | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 10/03/2015 |
| Candidates tout endorsements, but do voters care? | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 09/04/2015 |
| HPD reform is needed | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 08/19/2015 |
| Departing Texas House leaders leave void, opportunity | Austin American Statesman | Eaton, T. | 08/17/2015 |
| Turner touts plan to add 540 to police ranks | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 08/14/2015 |
| Candidates call for reforms to 'broken' city permit process | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 08/13/2015 |
| Political fight threatens to shutter Texas racetracks | Austin American Statesman | Eaton, T. | 08/11/2015 |
| Turner makes first major TV buy of campaign season | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 08/11/2015 |
| Strategic reduction in electricity demand means big savings | San Antonio Express News | Lacey, F. | 08/10/2015 |
| GLBT Caucus backs Turner | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 08/09/2015 |
| Game of City Hall | Houston Chronicle | Mintz, E. | 08/02/2015 |
| Website to filter out minimum-use electricity fees | Houston Chronicle | Blum, J. | 08/01/2015 |
| Health screenings for young athletes won't include heart checks | Houston Chronicle | Kuzydym, S. | 07/31/2015 |
| Following court ruling, HERO could crowd out issues on November ballot | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 07/25/2015 |
| Politics via press release | Houston Chronicle | Cervantes, B. | 07/24/2015 |
| Bland told jailers of previous suicide attempt | Houston Chronicle | Barned-Smith, S. | 07/23/2015 |
| It’s time to let Texas consumers better control energy costs | Waco Tribune Herald | Lacey, F. | 07/16/2015 |
| Legislature losing key players | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Ramsey, R. | 07/10/2015 |
| If South Carolina can do it, so can Texas | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 07/10/2015 |
| Texas lawmakers seek review of state Confederate tributes | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Ura, A. | 07/07/2015 |
| Lawmakers seek task force on Confederate monuments | Houston Chronicle | McGaughy, L. | 07/07/2015 |
| Democrats drop Texas two-step for 2016 | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 07/01/2015 |
| State still has work to do to keep lights on | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Lacey, F. | 06/24/2015 |
| Money from waste pits lawsuit allocated | Houston Chronicle | Carroll, S. | 06/24/2015 |
| Left-leaning lobbyist in Austin is a rebel without much of a chance | Dallas Morning News | Drew, J. | 06/21/2015 |
| Rep. César Blanco makes best list of legislators, Rep. Joe Pickett makes worst | El Paso Times | Schladen, M. | 06/18/2015 |
| Tarrant lawmakers among magazine’s best, worst of 2015 Legislature | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Tinsley, A. | 06/18/2015 |
| An East Austin home for Texas’ long-homeless Juneteenth statues | Austin American Statesman | Herman, K. | 06/17/2015 |
| Lawmakers keep things static for electricity consumers | Houston Chronicle | Blum, J. | 06/12/2015 |
| Texas Gov. Abbott won't say whether he will sign DPS bill | El Paso Times | Schladen, M. | 06/10/2015 |
| Did your lawmaker make the Hall of Fame? | Dallas Morning News | Lieber, D. | 06/07/2015 |
| Electricity assistance for low-income Texans close to reprieve | Dallas Morning News | Osborne, J. | 06/06/2015 |
| Mayoral candidates talk budget at second forum | Houston Chronicle | Driessen, K. | 06/05/2015 |
| Sine die: The gavel falls, the session ends | Austin American Statesman | Lindell, C. | 06/02/2015 |
| Texas lawmakers give lesson on friendship | Austin American Statesman | Herman, K. | 06/02/2015 |
| Lawmakers head home having passed fewest bills in years | Houston Chronicle | Rosenthal, B. | 06/02/2015 |
| Turner heads home to Houston and mayor's race | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 06/02/2015 |
| Open carry bill sparks unusual alliance | Houston Chronicle | McGaughy, L. | 06/02/2015 |
| Passed by Legislature, campus carry heads for almost certain enactment | Dallas Morning News | Benning, T. | 06/01/2015 |
| Grand jury, juvenile-justice reforms head to Abbott | Houston Chronicle | Ward, M. | 06/01/2015 |
| Whether for ideology or industry, Texas’ little tax breaks add up | Dallas Morning News | Benning, T. | 05/31/2015 |
| Texas Legislature passes controversial corruption measure | El Paso Times | Schladen, M. | 05/31/2015 |
| Lawmakers strip Travis county of integrity probes | Houston Chronicle | McGaughy, L. | 05/31/2015 |
| Democrats’ delaying tactics reach limit | Austin American Statesman | Herman, K. | 05/28/2015 |
| House abruptly approves campus carry gun bill, just before deadline | Austin American Statesman | Lindell, C. | 05/27/2015 |
| Disability advocates ask Abbott to bump attendants' wages | Houston Chronicle | Fikac, P. | 05/25/2015 |
| Balancing budget priorities isn’t pretty | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 05/25/2015 |
| Celebration, flak on budget, tax relief | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 05/23/2015 |
| Texas House, Senate agree to $3.8B cut in property, business taxes | Dallas Morning News | Garrett, R. | 05/22/2015 |
| ‘Pastor Protection Act’ sails through Texas House | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Weissert, W. | 05/22/2015 |
| 'Pastor protection' bill wins almost full support in House | Houston Chronicle | McGaughy, L. | 05/22/2015 |
| State budget negotiators could finish work Thursday | Austin American Statesman | Collier, K. | 05/21/2015 |
| House votes down quick hearing on anti-union legislation | Dallas Morning News | Garrett, R. | 05/20/2015 |
| House votes to allow sending school finance, remap cases to 3-judge panel | Dallas Morning News | Benning, T. | 05/19/2015 |
| Miles to go on budget deal before lawmakers can rest | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Montgomery, D. | 05/17/2015 |
| Bill to give schools A-through-F grades wins preliminary House vote | Austin American Statesman | Collier, K. | 05/16/2015 |
| House votes to rate schools with letter grades of A through F | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 05/16/2015 |
| House revives effort to overhaul grand jury selection process | Dallas Morning News | Benning, T. | 05/16/2015 |
| Attempt to derail grand jury reforms fails | San Antonio Express News | Ward, M. | 05/16/2015 |
| House OKs sex offender program reforms | Houston Chronicle | Ward, M. | 05/15/2015 |
| Lawmakers need put grand jury reform ahead of personal glory | Houston Chronicle | Falkenberg, L. | 05/13/2015 |
| Overhaul of Texas’ grand jury selection falters in House | Dallas Morning News | Benning, T. | 05/12/2015 |
| Candidates, public see different routes to solve gridlock | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, R. | 05/11/2015 |
| Hospitals urge Texas lawmakers to fix Medicaid waiver or risk billions | Austin American Statesman | Roser, M. | 05/08/2015 |
| House budget writers consider health care safety net | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Walters, E. | 05/08/2015 |
| Defeated boat tax cut could be reconsidered | Galveston Daily News | Koop, C. | 05/07/2015 |
| Same-sex marriage religious objections bill sent to Senate | Austin American Statesman | Lindell, C. | 05/05/2015 |
| Domino effect leads to change, voter fatigue | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | Rangel, E. | 04/27/2015 |
| Metro sells lot to county after public outcry over housing authority plan | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 04/24/2015 |
| Joe Straus names budget negotiators | Austin American Statesman | Collier, K. | 04/23/2015 |
| Tensions rising between Texas House, Senate over state budget | Dallas Morning News | Garrett, R. | 04/23/2015 |
| Texas House endorses open carry | Austin American Statesman | Lindell, C. | 04/21/2015 |
| Texas House, Senate so far can't agree on who's getting tax cuts | Abilene Reporter-News | Waller, M. | 04/19/2015 |
| Some say electricity website has power to confuse | Houston Chronicle | Holeywell, R. | 04/19/2015 |
| Texas on the verge of allowing ‘open carry’ of handguns | Dallas Morning News | Benning, T. | 04/18/2015 |
| House votes to bar fracking bans by cities | Dallas Morning News | Osborne, J. | 04/18/2015 |
| ‘Denton fracking bill’ sails through Texas House | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Malewitz, J. | 04/18/2015 |
| House approves anti-fracking ban bill | San Angelo Standard Times | Waller, M. | 04/18/2015 |
| Texas House to City Halls: local fracking bans a no-no | San Antonio Express News | Rauf, D. | 04/18/2015 |
| Lawmakers consider end-of-life care for pregnant women | Austin American Statesman | Ura, A. | 04/16/2015 |
| Texas House unveils $4.9 billion tax cut package | Austin American Statesman | Collier, K. | 04/09/2015 |
| First sales tax rate cut in Texas history is proposed | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Wire Reports | 04/09/2015 |
| Will taxpayers feel the relief? | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 04/09/2015 |
| Funding shortage jeopardizes trauma care | Houston Chronicle | Klotman, P. | 04/05/2015 |
| Texas House agrees on budget, but not border security | El Paso Times | Schladen, M. | 04/02/2015 |
| Texas House near vote on $210 billion state budget | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Wire Reports | 04/01/2015 |
| Legislature should allow businesses to profit from conservation | Houston Chronicle | Tomlinson, C. | 04/01/2015 |
| Alliance means a new 'Sylvester-John orbit' in Houston | Houston Chronicle | Schleifer, T. | 03/30/2015 |
| $44 billion debt is now getting the Legislature's attention | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | Rangel, E. | 03/30/2015 |
| Watchdog: Thanks to you, pro-consumer bills are moving forward | Dallas Morning News | Lieber, D. | 03/29/2015 |
| Ups and downs | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/28/2015 |
| Electricity industry resists legislation limiting fees | Houston Chronicle | Holeywell, R. | 03/27/2015 |
| Texas Lawmakers Hear Bill Banning Gay Marriage Licenses | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Moravec, E. | 03/26/2015 |
| Obamacare Cash Helps Pay State's Medicaid Bill | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Walters, E. | 03/26/2015 |
| House proposes $3 billion plan to fix school finance | Houston Chronicle | McGaughy, L. | 03/26/2015 |
| Texas House committee moves forward on $210 billion budget bill | Amarillo Globe-News | Rangel, E. | 03/25/2015 |
| Texas House panel OKs nearly $210 billion budget | Austin American Statesman | Collier, K. | 03/25/2015 |
| $210B Texas budget, including Collin license mega-center, goes to full House | Dallas Morning News | Garrett, R. | 03/25/2015 |
| House Appropriations Committee passes budget that has items for El Paso | El Paso Times | Schladen, M. | 03/25/2015 |
| $210 billion budget plan sent to House for vote | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Batheja, A. | 03/25/2015 |
| Firefighters' endorsement of Turner draws heat in mayoral race | Houston Chronicle | Schleifer, T. | 03/25/2015 |
| Billions unspent in budget plan | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 03/25/2015 |
| A complex proposition: advocating for pension reform in Austin | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 03/21/2015 |
| Texas Democrats criticize plan to transfer health care funds | Austin American Statesman | Collier, K. | 03/20/2015 |
| Energy technology firms press state on demand-response | Dallas Morning News | Osborne, J. | 03/20/2015 |
| Supplemental budget would cost $433 million, House members learn | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Batheja, A. | 03/20/2015 |
| Lawmakers can't seem to agree on which taxes to cut | Houston Chronicle | Fikac, P. | 03/18/2015 |
| Republicans find religion on spending | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 03/15/2015 |
| House budget writers boost transportation funding | Houston Chronicle | Fikac, P. | 03/13/2015 |
| Turner to propose adding police, raising firefighter pay after stimulus aid eases Houston budget shortfall | Houston Chronicle | Scherer, J. | 03/13/2015 |
| Texas lawmakers consider whether to give state power to block some city ordinances | Dallas Morning News | Barnett, M. | 03/12/2015 |
| Texas House pitches fix for state employee pensions | Austin American Statesman | Collier, K. | 03/11/2015 |
| House budget writers propose to fix state pensions | El Paso Times | Schladen, M. | 03/11/2015 |
| House Plan Would Plug Hole in Pension Fund | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Malewitz, J. | 03/11/2015 |
| Monument to African-American history in Texas planned for Capitol | Houston Chronicle | Ward, M. | 03/09/2015 |
| Pension board agrees to 3-year deal with Parker | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 03/07/2015 |
| Texas House moves closer to approving 300 more troopers for the border | Austin American Statesman | Collier, K. | 03/06/2015 |
| This electricity bill would ban penalties for using too little | Houston Chronicle | Holeywell, R. | 03/06/2015 |
| Mayor, firefighter pension trustees reach agreement | Houston Chronicle | Morris, M. | 03/06/2015 |
| Executive becomes fourth formal Houston mayoral candidate | Houston Chronicle | Schleifer, T. | 03/06/2015 |
| Ethics commission rejects Bell complaint about Turner fundraising | Houston Chronicle | Schleifer, T. | 03/04/2015 |
| On brink of calamity | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/01/2015 |
| Code red | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 02/28/2015 |
| Funding trauma | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 02/27/2015 |
| Turner ready to run for mayor | Houston Chronicle | Schleifer, T. | 02/20/2015 |
| Bill would require EKGs for athletes | Austin American Statesman | Eaton, T. | 02/12/2015 |
| Legislators skeptical of longer Guard duty | El Paso Times | Schladen, M. | 02/12/2015 |
| State should cover Hazlewood costs, lawmakers say | Houston Chronicle | Wermund, B. | 02/12/2015 |
| Guardsmen seek predictability with border duty extensions | San Antonio Express News | Rosenthal, B. | 02/12/2015 |
| Early tax cut promises have education advocates worried | Houston Chronicle | McGaughy, L. | 02/09/2015 |
| Abbott strikes a different path from Perry | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 02/08/2015 |
| In Texas contracting, failure is an option | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Batheja, A. | 02/02/2015 |
| Turner to file bill preserving millions for trauma centers | San Antonio Express News | Ackerman, T. | 01/31/2015 |
| Bell launches mayoral bid, promises to fill potholes and fix roads | Houston Chronicle | Schleifer, T. | 01/26/2015 |
| Garcia sending signals mayoral run may be imminent | Houston Chronicle | Schleifer, T. | 01/23/2015 |
| Lawmakers call for safety changes after fatal prison bus crash | Austin American Statesman | O'Rourke, C. | 01/22/2015 |
| Program for sex offenders is full | San Antonio Express News | Ward, M. | 01/19/2015 |
| Adversity hasn't stopped Rep. McClendon | San Antonio Express News | Cobler, N. | 01/19/2015 |
| State program out of space to hold sex offenders | Houston Chronicle | Ward, M. | 01/16/2015 |
| As blackout fades, mayoral race begins | Houston Chronicle | Schleifer, T. | 01/16/2015 |
| Bill would make relocation of sex offenders public | Houston Chronicle | Ward, M. | 01/15/2015 |
| Company embroiled in contract scandal goes on the offensive | Houston Chronicle | Rosenthal, B. | 01/13/2015 |
| Revenue estimate sets the stage | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 01/12/2015 |
| Thousands take part in Biggio celebration | Houston Chronicle | Ortiz, J. | 01/10/2015 |
| Patrick to seek 'serious’ tax relief | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 01/06/2015 |
| Court ruling could open fundraising season for local candidates | Houston Chronicle | Schleifer, T. | 12/29/2014 |
| Former Houston mayor Bob Lanier has died | Houston Chronicle | Turner, A. | 12/21/2014 |
| A dozen candidates actively weighing mayoral bids | Houston Chronicle | Schleifer, T. | 12/14/2014 |
| Texas lawmakers ask: How to measure success in border ‘surge?’ | Austin American Statesman | Collier, K. | 12/05/2014 |
| Texas OKs extra $86M for border security surge | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Weissert, W. | 12/02/2014 |
| State OKs additional $86.1M for ongoing border surge | San Antonio Express News | Ward, M. | 12/02/2014 |
| Perry seeking National Guard extension for the border | San Antonio Express News | Rosenthal, B. | 11/14/2014 |
| Fourth Ward residents rally to save history of Freedmen's Town | Houston Chronicle | Gillespie, L. | 11/03/2014 |
| Wendy Davis visits 6 Houston-area churches | Austin American Statesman | Collier, K. | 10/27/2014 |
| Davis seeks votes in the pews | Houston Chronicle | Schleifer, T. | 10/27/2014 |
| Potential Houston mayoral candidate questions fundraising rules | Houston Chronicle | Schleifer, T. | 10/19/2014 |
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Turner, law firm hit with suit
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Houston Chronicle | 12/23/92 | |
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For the best
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Houston Chronicle | 12/03/92 | |
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Turner plans to leave delegation post
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Houston Chronicle | Roth, Bennett | 12/02/92 |
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Turner suit heads back to state court
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Houston Chronicle | 12/01/92 | |
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Gag order issued in Turner libel suit
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Houston Chronicle | Piller, Ruth | 09/04/92 |
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Turner may file libel suit over allegations
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Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, Alan | 02/06/92 |
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Turner's wife seeks end to marriage after nine years
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Houston Chronicle | Mason, Julie | 01/03/92 |
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Sylvester Turner's wife seeks divorce
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Houston Post | 01/03/92 | |
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Turner spends quiet day reflecting on political future
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Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, Alan | 12/09/91 |
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Bid to be Houston's 1st black mayor a risk for Turner
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Austin American Statesman | McNeely, Dave | 07/02/91 |
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Turner, Lanier not a tag team
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Houston Post | Kennedy, Tom | 06/17/91 |
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Sylvester Turner's strategy risky
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Houston Chronicle | Ely, Jane | 06/12/91 |
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Turner backers look nationally for mayoral campaign funds
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Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, Alan | 06/12/91 |
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Turner positioning himself for future mayor's race
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Houston Post | Newberry, Robert | 06/12/91 |
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Black sets Houston mayor bid
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Dallas Morning News | Graczyk, Michael | 06/11/91 |
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Turner's priorities: ethics, law and order
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Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, Alan | 06/11/91 |
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Turner announces for mayor
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Houston Post | Cinelli, Mike | 06/11/91 |
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Turner message not a good sign
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Houston Post | Palomo, Juan R. | 06/11/91 |
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The Turner factor
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Houston Post | 06/11/91 | |
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Turner's candidacy may split black vote
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Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, Alan | 06/10/91 |
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Who is Sylvester Turner and why is he running?
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Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, Alan | 06/09/91 |
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Turner ready to test his skills in race to unseat Whitmire
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Houston Post | Cinelli, Mike | 06/09/91 |
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Turner wins support of patrolmen's union
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Houston Chronicle | Simmon, Jim | 06/05/91 |
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Rep. Turner says he wants 'to be mayor in '91'
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Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, Alan | 05/31/91 |
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Lid opens for Turner war chest
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Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, Alan | 05/29/91 |
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Turner nearly set to get ball rolling
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Houston Post | Kennedy, Tom | 05/23/91 |
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Whitmire could face a serious challenge
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Dallas Morning News | Nichols, Bruce | 05/19/91 |
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Turner hits Whitmire's dealings with Houston's black residents
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Houston Post | Cinelli, Mike | 05/01/91 |
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Turner, touted consultants meet
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Houston Post | Cinelli, Mike | 04/26/91 |
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Question of Turner's residency status could remain unanswered indefinitely
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Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, Alan | 04/25/91 |
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Turner backers look to form finance panel
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Houston Post | Cinelli, Mike | 04/13/91 |
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Rep. Turner moves closer to making run against mayor
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Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, Alan | 04/05/91 |
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Turner to weigh bid against mayor
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Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, Alan | 03/16/91 |
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Whitmire foes woo lawmaker
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Houston Post | Cinelli, Mike | 03/16/91 |
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New legislative leader treads sensitive line
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Houston Chronicle | Roth, Bennett | 12/30/90 |