District F
In the News
January 2026
- KHOU 11: West Houston community squeezed by car chaos
- ABC 13: Body found at abandoned bank branch in southwest Houston taken over by squatters, neighbors say
December 2025
- KHOU 11: Why families are leaving Alief - and what could bring them back
- KHOU 11: Nearly $29M federal grant secured to make one of Houston’s deadliest streets safer
- Houston Chronicle: Alief is a microcosm of Houston's diversity. Why is it losing residents?
- FOX 26: Houston finally clearing months-old debris piles in Southwest neighborhoods
- Houston Chronicle: Houston approves $35.9M makeover of deadly Bissonnet corridor
November 2025
- Houston Public Media: As citations of homeless people in Houston soar, city council considers new no-go zone in East End
- Houston Public Media: Data: Houston police ramp up citations of homeless people
- Houston Chronicle: Where's our Mamdani? Why Houston can't handle a Zohran. | Opinion
- KPRC Channel 2: Turkey giveaways 2025: Here’s where to find free Thanksgiving meals in the Houston area
- KPRC Channel 2: Houston resident threatened by HOA as heavy trash pickup delays grow across city
- CW 39: Houston council member partners with schools to provide Thanksgiving turkeys to families in need
October 2025
- CW 39: Houston's affordable housing issues to be discussed at summit
- Houston Defender: Faith leaders called to resurrect Houston's affordable housing
- 97.9 The Box: 2nd Annual Faith and Affordable Housing Summit on Oct. 11
- Majic 102.1: 2nd Annual Faith and Affordable Housing Summit on Oct. 11
- Praise Houston 102.1: 2nd Annual Faith and Affordable Housing Summit on Oct. 11
- KPRC 2: Harwin Drive businesses struggle with steep, unpredictable tariffs
- Axios Houston: Wow Project Brings Fresh Food to Alief
August 2025
- KHOU11: After days of reported water issues, Alief-area neighborhoods have service restored
- ABC13: Public Works responds to multiple water leaks this weekend, residents left without water for hours
- Houston Chronicle: Exclusive: Alief's FunPlex, a Houston amusement park, has closed after 40 years
- Chron: Iconic indoor Houston theme park officially closes
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT-DISASTER RECOVERY 2024
(CDBG-DR24 HURRICANE BERYL)
- KHOU11: Houston City Council approves $314M in recovery funds after Hurricane Beryl, derecho
- CW39: Houston mayor proposes $50M boost to disaster relief for home repairs
- Houston Public Media: Houston City Council approves amended disaster recovery plan with $100 million for housing repairs
- Houston Chronicle: Houston greenlights spending plan for $314M in Beryl, derecho recovery dollars
- Houston Defender: Houston approves disaster recovery plan, allocates $100M for housing repairs
- KPRC2: Houston City Council approves amended disaster recovery plan, allocates $100 million for housing repair
- Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research: Federal disaster aid is coming to Houston. Why most property owners will get left out.
July 2025
- KHOU11: Tempers flare at Houston City Council meeting over disaster recovery funds
- KPRC2: Harris County faces third drowning tragedy in two weeks after toddler drowns in Hockley
- Telemundo: Se realizó taller Anual de Seguridad Acuática en Houston: La Concejal Tiffany D. Thomas organiza la tercera Clínica de Seguridad en la Natación para proteger a niños y familias del Distrito F
- KHOU11: City council to vote on $314 million recovery plan from the Derecho and Hurricane Beryl: There's a heated debate over whether enough is going to help families rebuild their homes.
- CW39: Houston Housing Funding Programs under discussion by City Council
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- District F improves public safety with street lights
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