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11th hour bankruptcy filing cancels auction of secretly stored African Art in Harris County
Read full article: 11th hour bankruptcy filing cancels auction of secretly stored African Art in Harris CountyKPRC 2 Investigates uncovered the secretly stored art in a Harris County maintenance shed. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent to makeover the shed and store art under the control of Commissioner Rodney Ellis.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, local officials discuss next steps on TxDOT’s planned I-45 expansion
Read full article: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, local officials discuss next steps on TxDOT’s planned I-45 expansionMultiple local officials, including Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee discussed plans, and objectives regarding the progress in TxDOT’s I-45 expansion project.
Judge Lina Hidalgo, Commissioner Rodney Ellis introduce $7.7M investment toward maternal and child health care initiative
Read full article: Judge Lina Hidalgo, Commissioner Rodney Ellis introduce $7.7M investment toward maternal and child health care initiativeJudge Hidalgo and Commissioner Rodney Ellis held a news conference Tuesday to introduce a new program that aims to combat maternal and infant mortality in Harris County.
Here’s how you can turn guns into gift cards at City of Houston’s Gun Buyback program on July 30
Read full article: Here’s how you can turn guns into gift cards at City of Houston’s Gun Buyback program on July 30Mayor Sylvester Turner’s One Safe Houston initiative will hold a Gun Buyback program at the end of the month.
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Massive private African art collection under control of commissioner Rodney Ellis remains in public shed
Read full article: Massive private African art collection under control of commissioner Rodney Ellis remains in public shedThe massive private African art collection inside of a county maintenance shed in Precinct One sits still, two weeks after movers were allowed to start showing up.
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Investigation ramps up into African art stashed in tax-payer funded shed in Harris County
Read full article: Investigation ramps up into African art stashed in tax-payer funded shed in Harris CountyHOUSTON – Law enforcement officials are ramping up their investigation into a stash of African artwork that is being stored on the Harris County taxpayers’ dime. “Who has the keys to all this,” KPRC 2 asked Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis’s team earlier this year. What do you have to say to Harris County taxpayers about this?” asked KPRC 2 investigator Mario Diaz. “We have to get rid of special treatments for special groups,” said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg on July 31. “I’ve gotten Chris Feldman, an attorney, to go review it to see what recommendations he can put in place,” Ellis told KPRC 2.