
Woman shot to death by Houston police officer after seven-hour standoff in Heights neighborhood
An assistant chief with the Houston Police Department said its officers were called to a disturbance Tuesday night in the 1600 block of West 13th Street. The disturbance may have stemmed from a call the woman's neighbor made to CenterPoint Energy about a gas leak, police said.
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Houston folk art gallery Casa Ramirez to close, but its spirit lives on
The Mexican folk art gallery in the Heights, beloved by the Houston Latino community, will close at the end of 2025.
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Houston Heights residents, businesses divided about 11th Street bike lanes as mayor continues criticism
The $2.3 million street safety project drew protest and praise before and after construction wrapped up in 2023. The recent removal of other cyclist protections has spurred concerns that 11th Street could be next.
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Houston Heights man charged with pregnant wife’s murder out on $1 million bond
Gilley will appear in court again on Nov. 20.
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Second phase of Shepherd-Durham redesign in Houston’s Heights to proceed mostly as planned
Mayor John Whitmire announced Tuesday that his administration reached a compromise with the Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority on a long-planned infrastructure project, which his administration paused in April. The parallel north-south thoroughfares will be reduced from four vehicle lanes to three as originally proposed.
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New METRO board member Alex Mealer criticizes bike lane project on Houston’s 11th Street
Mealer's recent social media posts questioning a recent road redesign in the Heights neighborhood drew the ire of Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, who has championed the expansion of bike lanes in the Houston area along with other multimodal infrastructure projects.
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White Linen Night 2024: Tickets will be required for 19th Street portion of Houston Heights celebration
There will be an admission charge for the outdoor party on West 19th Street, where Houston's White Linen Night celebration originated in 2006, for the first time this year. An organizer for the Aug. 3 event says the $10 ticket price will help defray hosting costs for businesses and give them more control over crowd sizes and security.
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