A proposal by the city of Houston to operate a “superhub” for homeless people in East Downtown was delayed after Mayor John Whitmire’s administration pulled the $16 million purchase of the facility from the city council agenda.
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The city of Houston plans to open a “superhub” for homeless people as part of Mayor John Whitmire’s initiative to address street homelessness in the city.
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The homeless population in the Houston area ticked up slightly from 2024 to 2025, with the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and its partners counting 3,325 total homeless people during their annual point-in-time count this year.
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During the annual point-in-time count by the Coalition for the Homeless, nearly 1,300 people slept on Houston-area streets and more than 2,000 stayed in shelters. The figure marks a slight increase from 2024, when just under 3,300 people were counted as homeless.
Houston City Council on Wednesday approved the creation of a fund for Mayor John Whitmire’s push to “end homelessness in Houston,” and Whitmire repeated his calls for a ban on sleeping outside.
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The establishment of the “Initiative to End Street Homelessness Fund” is part of Mayor John Whitmire’s push to remove homeless people from public spaces. Whitmire said he wants to make it illegal to sleep outside.
More than 400 volunteers and outreach workers have combed through Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties this week in an effort to count the number of unhoused people in the Houston region.
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire expressed frustration with homeless people who refused shelter during this week's winter storm. He said the city needs the authority to remove them from the streets.
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The Houston Housing Authority says it will use a $5 million federal grant to help residents with Housing Choice Vouchers receive increased access to “opportunity neighborhoods.”
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The funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will help expand voucher holders' housing options to include areas where they can take advantage of job opportunities, high-performing schools and low crime rates, according to the local housing agency.
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