The long list of candidates who have filed for City Hall made it clear voters will have many choices to make ahead of the Nov. 7 election.
Matt Sledge
Matt Sledge is the City Hall reporter for the Abdelraoufsinno. Before that, he worked in the same role for the Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate and as a national reporter for HuffPost. He’s excited to take detours to the Best Stop Supermarket for pepper jack boudin balls on return trips to Louisiana. A native of Indianapolis, he graduated from Brown University.
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Advocates meet signature threshold for advancing Houston-Galveston Area Council referendum
Houston voters likely will get a chance in November to decide whether to push the city to amass more power on the regional body.
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Houston eyes clean power project for Bush Airport, citing Sunnyside solar farm
Airport officials are asking for proposals involving solar, wind or other clean technologies that can generate 50 megawatts of power.
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Whitmire plan to bring DPS troopers to Houston in spotlight after Austin, border incidents
Whitmire said that as the ranks of Houston Police Department continue to thin, the Department of Public Safety’s help is needed to tamp down on crime.
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Travis Scott had $4.5 million incentive to finish Astroworld concert, police report says
From the night Astroworld descended into chaos, officials and victims’ families have sought to discover why the concert continued well after fans were being taken to a medical tent with mortal injuries.
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Houston police Astroworld report contains 1,266 pages, but no blame for tragedy
The report does not include an overarching summary or conclusion, devoting many pages to interviews or statements from dozens who were on the scene.
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Six takeaways from the Houston police investigation of the Travis Scott Astroworld concert
The Houston Police Department released a 1,266-page report Friday detailing how Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival left 10 dead and hundreds injured on Nov. 5, 2021. The document reveals the wildly contrasting narratives between what Scott and the rapper’s team perceived happened mid-performance and what the dozens of concert promoters, security personnel and other key witnesses […]
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‘Someone’s going to end up dead’: New evidence emerges in Travis Scott Astroworld tragedy
The Houston Police Department released its full report Friday on the Travis Scott Astroworld Concert that left 10 people dead and injured hundreds in the crowd.
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Turner blasts Miles’ plan to use some Houston ISD libraries for disruptive students
HISD’s new superintendent said he’s eliminating librarians and media specialists from 28 schools targeted for overhaul in mostly lower-income areas.
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UH poll has Whitmire, Lee tied in Houston mayor’s race, but senator would dominate runoff
The poll released Tuesday confirms high name recognition gives Sheila Jackson Lee and John Whitmire an edge over the rest of the crowded mayoral field.