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Longtime Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies

Houston City Council shares shock of former mayor's sudden death

Members of Houston City Council expressed shock and sadness at the death of former Mayor Sylvester Turner. He died suddenly Wednesday morning.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner dies

Turner’s death comes two months into his first term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, the seat long occupied by former U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died in office last year amid a battle with pancreatic cancer.

UPI News on MSN · 1d

Rep. Sylvester Turner, Democrat and former Houston mayor, dies at 70

Rep. Sylvester Turner has died, according to a statement from the City of Houston Wednesday. He was a former Houston mayor and was 70.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire plans hiring freeze

Houston Public Media · 8h

Houston Mayor John Whitmire plans hiring freeze as city faces more than $330 million budget deficit

Whitmire wants to implement a hiring freeze in the city government. As of September, the city had nearly 5,000 vacant positions.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

Houston to implement hiring freeze for all departments except fire and police, mayor's office says

Houston Mayor John Whitmire is planning to implement a hiring freeze in the coming days that will impact all city departments except fire and police, a city spokesperson confirmed. While an exact timeline has not been decided on,

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN · 45m

Houston enacts hiring freeze to boost city services, mayor says

Houston will implement a city-wide hiring freeze beginning tomorrow, Mayor John Whitmire confirmed to KHOU 11 Thursday. The decision comes in response to findings from an audit conducted by accounting firm Ernst and Young.

Houston Public Media2d

Houston food truck parks could be regulated as city council considers potential ordinance

There are no overarching rules for food truck parks in Houston. Instead, each truck is subject to food safety and fire ...

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Sylvester Turner, Houston's longtime mayor, dead at 70

Houston's former mayor, Congressman Sylvester Turner, passed away at 70 years old, Mayor Whitmire announced during a council ...

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‘I’ve lost a personal friend:’ Mayor Whitmire offers condolences for Sylvester Turner

I’ve lost a personal friend,” a somber Mayor John Whitmire said before the City Council. “No one will be able to step into ...

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Obituary: The legacy of Sylvester Turner, the Acres Homes native who became a Houston political force

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who rose from a kid in Acres Homes to serve as Houston’s mayor for eight years and was elected to ...

The Bond Buyer3h

Houston announces $1 billion convention center expansion

Ordinances pending before the city council would authorize up to $325 million of interim financing that would be refunded with fixed-rate, 30-year bonds.

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