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METRO could plant a tree at every bus stop in Houston, but it may be a bit complicated – Houston Public Media

A pilot study from Houston Public Media found that bus shelter shade was on average half as effective at cooling riders as tree shade -- a potential solution for METRO and the City of Houston as climate change makes the heat worse for transit riders. 

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How METRO officials could plant a tree at every bus stop in Houston – Houston Public Media

A pilot study from Houston Public Media found that bus shelter shade was on average half as effective at cooling riders as tree shade -- a potential solution for METRO and the City of Houston as climate change makes the heat worse for transit riders. 

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Houston City Council delays vote for funding to relocate residents living in cancer cluster areas – Houston Public Media

The City of Houston announced earlier this summer it would start making plans to relocate residents living near a Union Pacific Rail Yard in Fifth Ward.

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BCycle, Houston's bike share program, may get a temporary reprieve – Houston Public Media

Mayor Sylvester Turner is seeking temporary funding while METRO considers establishing its own bike share program to replace it.

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Eagle Pass issues disaster declaration as more than 4,000 migrants cross over two days – Houston Public Media

The mayor signed an emergency declaration after thousands of migrants crossed into the border town in the last two days.

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Texas teacher fired for reading from an Anne Frank graphic novel – Houston Public Media

The state’s teachers’ union said in a statement it would stand by the state’s public school teachers who “teach the truth.”

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Post-Paxton impeachment trial analysis – Houston Public Media

Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.

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Jones Plaza gets $26.5 million upgrade, now named Lynn Wyatt Square – Houston Public Media

The 1.5-acre park sits across from Jones Hall and the Alley Theater and now includes a performance lawn with lighting and sound elements, accessible entries and public seating.

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Two Houston post offices suspend retail operations, with USPS citing safety as reason – Houston Public Media

The branches in the Medical Center and Greenspoint areas are both undergoing building renovations, according to USPS. The Houston Police Department has received a total of 26 calls for service to those locations during the last six months.

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Houston companies claim in federal lawsuit that city program awarding contracts to minority-owned businesses is unconstitutional – Houston Public Media

Landscape Consultants of Texas and Metropolitan Landscape Services, which are owned by a white couple in Houston, allege that local government contracting programs aimed at promoting the growth of minority-owned businesses amount to racial discrimination and violate the U.S. Constitution.

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