Houston Public MediaOct 14

Houston and Harris County officials on Monday celebrated the opening of a $12 million, 26-unit apartment building for people with serious mental health illnesses. It's part of efforts to address homelessness.

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Houston’s new 26-unit apartment building for people with mental health disorders to help combat homelessness

The $12 million facility will serve people with serious mental illness, many of whom were homeless and involved in the criminal justice system.

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Houston Public MediaJul 16, 2025

The Houston City Council updated the so-called “civility ordinance” that prohibits sleeping, lying down or placing possessions on sidewalks in 12 parts of the city from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. In downtown and East Downtown, the rules will now apply 24/7.

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Houston City Council effectively bans homeless people from downtown and East Downtown sidewalks

The city council updated the so-called “civility ordinance,” which prohibits sleeping, lying down or placing personal possessions on sidewalks in 12 parts of the city from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. In downtown Houston and East Downtown, the rules will now apply 24/7.

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Houston Public MediaJun 13, 2025

Houston and Harris County are again at odds over funding for Mayor John Whitmire’s ambitious push to “end street homelessness” as the city’s fund for the initiative remains short of its goal. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/06/13/524065/city-of-houston-and-harris-county-at-odds-over-funding-to-combat-homelessness/

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City of Houston and Harris County at odds over funding to combat homelessness

After Harris County Commissioners Court approved $8 million for homelessness services, the City of Houston’s housing department claimed the money would “go directly towards the Mayor’s Homelessness Action Plan.” The county’s housing director said, “We wouldn't call it the mayor's program.”

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Houston Public MediaNov 15, 2024

It’s now illegal to sit, lie down or place personal items on sidewalks in East End’s Magnolia Park neighborhood after the Houston City Council added the area to its civility ordinance.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2024/11/15/506230/its-now-illegal-to-sit-or-lie-down-on-sidewalks-at-magnolia-park-in-houstons-east-end/

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It’s now illegal to sit or lie down on sidewalks at Magnolia Park in Houston’s East End

Houston City Council voted to apply the city’s civility ordinance to the area. It’s now the 12th area where the rules are in effect.

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