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Two electric vehicle charging stations will be installed in Buffalo Bayou Park after city officials approved the project during a May 14 city council meeting.
The former Swift and Company Packing Plant located in the Heights is set to be transformed into a 4.47-acre mixed-use development over the next year. Radom Capital, the developer, is spearheading the project as well as the redevelopment of another Houston landmark known as the Tower Theatre in Montrose and its adjacent shopping center along Westheimer Road.
Educators around Houston discussed the gap between classrooms and the workforce at the Greater Houston Partnership’s State of Education event May 9.
The City of Houston is hosting Navy Fleet Week in the Port of Houston in November, marking Houston as the first Texas city to host the event, according to an April 29 news release.
House Bill 46 would nearly double the number of conditions eligible for the state’s Compassionate Use Program, expand the number of licensed medical cannabis dispensaries in Texas and allow doctors to prescribe more types of products. The bill was sent to the Texas Senate for consideration.
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Property owners who may have received their value notice after April 15 have extra time to file, according to officials with the Harris Central Appraisal District.
Texas Children’s Hospital and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced in a May 14 news release that a $150 million donation from the Kinder Foundation will officially kickstart efforts to build a new comprehensive cancer center focused exclusively on children.
