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Friendswood voters support using local taxes to fund street maintenance

Results from the election held May 4 show Friendswood voters overwhelmingly support reauthorizing 0.375% of street maintenance local sales and use tax to repair existing streets and sidewalks for another four years.

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League City seeking community input for Newport ...

League City will consider rezoning roughly 55 acres of land from commercial mixed use to residential at its May 14 meeting. (Community Impact staff)

League City to reconsider rezoning roughly 55 ...

The five-acre Freedom Tree Park project is set to have bids for construction begin this summer. (Courtesy of city of Missouri City Parks & Recreation)

Missouri City moves forward with Freedom Tree ...

Sugar Land City Council heard a presentation from this year's Charter Review Commission regarding proposed changes to the city's charter. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact)

Published 1:39 PM | May 10, 2024 CDT

Sugar Land considers 5 charter amendments for November election

Published 1:01 PM | May 10, 2024 CDT

League City seeks to become a designated ‘music-friendly’ community

Over 200 of River Plantation's 1,400 homes flooded during the early May storms. A resource site was set up May 8-10 in the area. (Lizzy Spangler/Community Impact)

Updated 12:21 PM | May 10, 2024 CDT

Conroe area dealing with aftermath from early May flooding

During its May 6 meeting, Tomball City Council approved selling six Tomball Police Department vehicles to Montgomery ISD for use in its police department. (Lizzy Spangler/Community Impact)

Published 9:15 AM | May 10, 2024 CDT

Tomball City Council approves sale of police vehicles to Montgomery ISD

Updated 6:31 PM | May 9, 2024 CDT

1.7M Texas households face higher internet costs as federal subsidy expires

Published 5:16 PM | May 9, 2024 CDT

Officials expect minor flooding as Brazos River's water levels crest in Sugar Land on May 11

Transportation-related sources can contribute to fine particulate matter, experts said. Fine particulate matter is a pollutant the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently tightened standards on; experts said once the standards are finalized, it will push Harris County into nonattainment status. (Aubrey Vogel/Community Impact)

Published 4:52 PM | May 9, 2024 CDT

New EPA standards could have impact on Sugar Land, Missouri City

Missouri City City Council voted to approve the $3.26 million purchase of additional land for future phases of the Mustang Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion project. (Aubrey Vogel/Community Impact)

Published 4:45 PM | May 9, 2024 CDT

Progress continues on Mustang Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion

County officials celebrated the March completion of the Westfield Pines and Westfield Village drainage improvement project at a May 9 ribbon-cutting. (Courtesy of Harris County Precinct 4)

Published 4:29 PM | May 9, 2024 CDT

Harris County officials celebrate Westfield drainage improvement project with ribbon-cutting

Published 3:54 PM | May 9, 2024 CDT