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Sutton Elementary May Soon Get Long-Awaited Speed Cushions after Historic Vote

Sutton Elementary May Soon Get Long-Awaited Speed Cushions after Historic Vote

Over two years after requesting speed cushions on adjacent Sharpview Drive, Sharpstown's Sutton Elementary may finally get them thanks to a unanimous vote—the first time in Houston history that City Hall passed an item that was added to the agenda by city council members rather than the

Can Houston Afford Whitmire’s Firefighter Deal? Council Members Pollard and Thomas Still Have Questions

Can Houston Afford Whitmire’s Firefighter Deal? Council Members Pollard and Thomas Still Have Questions

Last Wednesday’s city council meeting didn’t answer all the questions District J City Council Member Edward Pollard and District F Council Member Tiffany Thomas have for Mayor John Whitmire and City Attorney Arturo Michel. The council’s hour-long, sometimes heated discussion revolved around whether the city of Houston—

Where to Vote in Sharpstown on Election Day, March 5

Where to Vote in Sharpstown on Election Day, March 5

It's Super Tuesday. Over a dozen states are holding party primaries today. From 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Sharpstown-area voters have the opportunity to help the Democrat and Republican parties pick their candidates for this November's general election. Dozens of national and local seats

What’s It Like to Be an Election Judge or Clerk? Q&A with Gabriella Marshall-Mackin

What’s It Like to Be an Election Judge or Clerk? Q&A with Gabriella Marshall-Mackin

Lifetime Sharpstown resident Gabriella Marshall-Mackin began her path to election judgeship in 2020, the year that Harris County tried drive-thru voting to cope with COVID. Her kids had taken election clerk positions—seasonal temp jobs available to Harris County voters—to make money during college, and Marshall-Mackin decided to join

Early Voting for Party Primaries Began on 2/20/24. Here's Where to Vote in the Sharpstown Area

Early Voting for Party Primaries Began on 2/20/24. Here's Where to Vote in the Sharpstown Area

Can't wait until March 5 to vote in the primary? From February 20 to March 1, voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots early, helping the Democrat and Republican parties pick candidates for this November's general election. Dozens of national and local seats are up

Southwest Houston's District J Announces New Supplemental Maintenance Team

Southwest Houston's District J Announces New Supplemental Maintenance Team

It may have been the first time 9100 Fondren had been mowed in years. On January 26, 2024, neon-vested members of District J’s new Supplemental Maintenance Team (SMT) attacked the knee-high grass of the long-vacant lot with trimmers and push mowers. In a city the size of Houston, some