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Mayor Sylvester Turner said the work of the housing stability task force will continue through the city's housing and community affairs committee. (Courtesy HTV)
Houston withdraws from Harris County housing task force and more popular area news
Vehicles drive alongside the Tomball Tollway in Harris County. (Anna Lotz/Community Impact Newspaper)
Newly formed corporation could divert Harris County toll road revenue to non-mobility projects
The new ramps opened the weekend of Sept. 12-13. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
New Spring Cypress Road ramps open on Hwy. 249
First announced in April 2019, the long-anticipated Willowbrook restaurant will serve the brand's signature hamburgers, shakes and french fries, which will also be available "animal style." (Courtesy In-N-Out Burger)
In-N-Out Burger opens in Willowbrook, Rudy's Bar-B-Que opens in Conroe: Popular news from this week
Katy ISD is sanitizing school buses between each trip. (Courtesy Katy ISD)
New coronavirus tracking system in place by Texas Education Agency and more Houston-area news
Hurricane Laura is expected to hit the Houston area early Aug. 27. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
UPDATED: Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend counties to resume tolls Aug. 28
Paratransit services such as METROLift and Park & Ride will be canceled due to the the developing hurricane. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
All afternoon METRO transit services suspended Aug. 26 in anticipation of Hurricane Laura
A map depicts the Houston-area freeways where the Tow and Go program is available. The program offers free towing service to stranded motorists. (Courtesy Tow and Go)
Program providing free towing service expands to unincorporated Harris County, handful of new cities
Roughly $44 million in capital and intersection improvement projects are under design in Harris County Precinct 3, which covers parts of the Cy-Fair area, Katy, and west Houston. (Courtesy Fotolia)
TRANSPORTATION UPDATES: $44 million in road projects under design in Harris County Precinct 3
The project is now set to wrap up in August. (Graphics by Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Completion of Hwy. 249 ramp reversal delayed until August
Utility adjustments and foundation work for the direct connectors are underway with construction of columns beginning soon. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Grand Parkway, Hwy. 249 direct connector project on track for June 2022 finish
The Houston-Galveston Area Council’s Transportation Policy Council voted June 26 to form a working group to craft a memorandum of understanding that is envisioned as a way to secure commitments from the Texas Department of Transportation and other stakeholders around the North Houston Highway Improvement Project. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)
I-45, Woodridge Village, COVID-19: July 28 Harris County Commissioners Court meeting preview
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County has approved a one-time $1.8 million payment to workers on the front line during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
METRO board approves $1.8 million payment for frontline workers during COVID-19
A toll lane expansion project along Hwy. 288 in Harris County was cited as an example of how public-private partnerships can be used to address mobility problems. (Courtesy Brazoria County)
As state revenues take hit, business group wants lawmakers to reconsider private partnerships for road projects
The project is now set to wrap up in September. (Graphics by Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Spring Cypress ramp reversal on Hwy. 249 now scheduled to wrap up in September