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Houston city leaders take action on water billing issues following KPRC 2 DRAINED investigations
Read full article: Houston city leaders take action on water billing issues following KPRC 2 DRAINED investigationsThe Houston mayor said his administration has a plan to address high water bill issues in our city. He made the announcement late Tuesday, the same day multiple Houston City Council members submitted a notice to place water bill relief on the city council agenda. This is all a result of KPRC 2′s DRAINED investigations.
Houston leaders promise change, accountability after DRAINED customers takeover council meeting
Read full article: Houston leaders promise change, accountability after DRAINED customers takeover council meetingOn Tuesday, 27 people signed up to speak about their water bill problems after KPRC 2 Investigates asked the community to address the council after 18 months of reporting on unexplained water usage, meter readings, and billing problems.
Houston approves lights over Montrose Bridges; Repairs expected to cost $4M
Read full article: Houston approves lights over Montrose Bridges; Repairs expected to cost $4MMayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston City Council have approved a vote to restore the lights on the Montrose Bridges which hang above Highway 59.
Tony Buzbee, lawyer for Ken Paxton, intends to seek Houston City Council seat
Read full article: Tony Buzbee, lawyer for Ken Paxton, intends to seek Houston City Council seatBuzbee is currently defending Texas’ impeached attorney general. He ran for mayor in 2019, challenging incumbent Sylvester Turner while self-funding his campaign with over $10 million.
$896 water bill shock. No answers for many who get unusually high water bills
Read full article: $896 water bill shock. No answers for many who get unusually high water billsGetting a water bill for hundreds of dollars more than what you usually owe can be shocking. Water customers tell us they’ve done nothing different, and they don’t have any leaks. KPRC 2 Investigates is asking the city what it’s doing to get to the bottom of these unusually large, unexplained bills.
Residents in W. Houston fed up with decapitated animals, carcasses left near Briar Bend park
Read full article: Residents in W. Houston fed up with decapitated animals, carcasses left near Briar Bend parkResidents of a west Houston neighborhood near Woodway Drive and Del Monte are fed up with animal carcasses left on the backside of Briarbend Park.
Kim Ogg claims victory with results showing reelection in Harris County District Attorney race
Read full article: Kim Ogg claims victory with results showing reelection in Harris County District Attorney raceHOUSTON – Democratic Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg claimed victory Tuesday night after preliminary results showed her holding an eight-point lead over her Republican opponent. District Attorney races do not generate much money or attention in comparison to other races. TV screens will validate that position because there will be very little ads, if any, making the rounds on screens in most District Attorney races. In Harris County, District Attorney Kim Ogg is the incumbent. Part of her strategy has been to question the safety of Harris County.
Harris County DA Kim Ogg winner of Dem ticket; GOP prosecutor Mary Nan Huffman to challenge in November
Read full article: Harris County DA Kim Ogg winner of Dem ticket; GOP prosecutor Mary Nan Huffman to challenge in NovemberHOUSTON – Incumbent Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg is projected to win the Democratic nomination. Elected in 2016, Ogg is leading the investigation in the botched Harding Street Raid. The Republican contenderMary Nan Huffman widely beat out two contenders — Lloyd Wayne Oliver and Lori DeAngelo— for her party’s ticket in the race for Harris County District Attorney. Huffman served as the Montgomery County District Attorney for nearly 10 years. In 2016, Huffman named Child Abuse Prosecutor of the Year and joined the Board of Directors of Children’s Safe Harbor, Texas’ seventh largest children’s assessment center.