Houston Public MediaNov 8, 2024

The federal funding will go toward transportation-centric planning in Houston's Gulfton neighborhood.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/11/08/505534/houston-metro-receives-1-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-gulfton-corridor-project/

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Houston METRO receives $1.2 million in federal funding for Gulfton corridor project

Gulfton residents are more than five times as likely to use public transit than the average Houstonian, according to the Harris County commissioner that represents the neighborhood.

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Houston Public MediaJun 10, 2024

Two dozen local organizations signed and sent a letter to Houston Mayor John Whitmire this morning asking him to apologize for comments he made about Gulfton residents which they consider “deeply offensive.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston-mayor/2024/06/10/490172/houston-organizations-sign-letter-asking-mayor-whitmire-to-apologize-for-deeply-offensive-gulfton-residents-comment/

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Houston organizations sign letter asking Mayor Whitmire to apologize for “deeply offensive” Gulfton residents comment

Whitmire last month said to a news outlet that Houstonians in Gulfton are “largely undocumented immigrants. They just want basic services. They don’t want to be part of the Galleria. You think they’re going to be welcome in the Galleria?”

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Houston Public MediaMay 30, 2024

Houston City Council Member Edward Pollard confronted Mayor John Whitmire at this week’s city council meeting for a comment he made about Gulton residents earlier this week, saying he was “disheartened” by it. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2024/05/30/489153/mayor-whitmire-criticized-over-comment-about-gulfton-community-and-galleria/

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Mayor Whitmire criticized over comment about Gulfton community and Galleria

Whitmire had previously said to a media outlet that Houstonians in Gulfton are largely undocumented immigrants who “just want basic services. They don’t want to be part of the Galleria. You think they’re going to be welcome in the Galleria?” 

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Houston Public MediaMar 13, 2024

The Department of Transportation grant will target two neighborhoods recently found among the most dangerous in Houston in terms of traffic injuries and fatalities for children.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/03/13/480453/gulfton-alief-to-benefit-from-43-million-grant-aimed-at-rebuilding-sidewalks-increasing-tree-canopy-to-mitigate-heat/

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Gulfton, Alief to benefit from $43 million grant aimed at rebuilding sidewalks, increasing tree canopy to mitigate heat

The Department of Transportation grant will target two neighborhoods recently found among the most dangerous in Houston in terms of traffic injuries and fatalities for children.

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