The life and death of George Floyd will forever be remembered in Houston through a piece of colorful street art that stretches two blocks on Alabama Street, near Floyd's alma mater, Jack Yates High School.
2021-02-07 18:35:48 GMT2021-02-08 02:35:48(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HOUSTON, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) A grand Spring Festival gala organized in the U.S. city of Houston was staged online to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year Saturday night.
Efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the past year were highlighted in the celebration. The show started with the Symphony of Festive Overture performed by the Texas Medical Center Orchestra including doctors, nurses and pharmacists.
Together with all kinds of performances by local and overseas artists, New Year greetings were sent by politicians and community leaders.
In a video, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner expressed gratitude and warm Lunar New Year wishes to the Chinese community.
TxDOT moves ahead with I-45 expansion as objections continue
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HOUSTON – The Texas Department of Transportation has given itself approval to move into the next phase of a $7.5 billion proposal to rebuild Interstate 45 in downtown Houston, despite community concerns that the highway expansion’s disadvantages outweigh its proposed benefits.
TxDOT announced a “record of decision” Thursday, a formality that moves the proposed expansion from the environmental phase to the design phase.
“The (record of decision) is a necessary step in moving into the detailed design phases of project development, which is where we will have the opportunity to fully explore many of the project refinements requested since the release of the Draft EIS and subsequent public hearings,” said TxDOT Houston District Engineer Eliza Paul.