The City of Houston is putting the brakes on a proposed convention center and hotel project that is part of the redevelopment of the former Barbara Jordan Post Office downtown. Mayor Whitmire is concerned about the potential consequences of the proposal. 

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Proposed downtown Houston convention center and hotel project paused

The proposed agreement would allow a 21,000-square-foot convention center and a hotel with 90 to 200 rooms to be built on land at 401 Franklin Street, adjacent to POST Houston.

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