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Jasper Scherer

City Hall & Politics Reporter at Chron.com

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Bill King’s SAM Party aims to break through two-party system as moderate alternative

The Serve America Movement Party, abbreviated as SAM, is generally targeting moderates...
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City appeals firefighter collective bargaining case to Texas Suprem...

The case stems from a 2017 lawsuit filed by the Houston Professional Fire Fighters...
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After gloomy outlook amid pandemic, Houston budget emerges from COV...

One year after Mayor Sylvester Turner painted a dire picture of the city’s finances,...
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Trash fees, permitting improvements among budget items proposed by ...

Houston City Council will consider the ideas Wednesday when they take up the mayor’s...
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Third Ward group slams Rice’s plan for new Ion tech hub amid gentri...

A coalition of Third Ward residents, community activists and students condemned the...
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Black Houston leaders launch social justice fund for underserved co...

The nonprofit fund, called the Houston Fund for Social Justice, will lrgely rely on...
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Ion gentrification concerns spur million-dollar Rice plan to help T...

The recently completed Ion facility will serve as a gathering place for startups and...

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John ‘Rucks’ Russell, former KHOU reporter, dies at 55 from COVID-19

Russell came down with the virus while caring for his twin brother, Edgar, who also died...
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GOP bills target Harris County’s efforts to expand voting. Here’s h...

The Texas Legislature is considering two bills that would make expansive changes to how...
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Wagner wins re-election bid for Pasadena mayor; Katy ISD bond measu...

Wagner, a former Houston police officer, was seeking a second four-year term leading...
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As cities struggle to meet climate goals, Houston aims for lead rol...

In 2017, when former President Donald Trump announced he would pull the United States out...
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As legislator and real estate mogul, Gates seeks to disband managem...

Before state Rep. Gary Gates was elected to the Texas House, the Republican real estate...
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As Turner prepares police reforms, advocates decry slow pace of change

Houston officials are developing a system for residents to report police misconduct...
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Orthodox Jewish congregation sues city of Houston over enforcement ...

Heimish of Houston accuses the city of Houston of violating religious protection laws by...
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A/C repairman held at gunpoint sues Hotze, group that funded bogus ...

David Lopez, the repairman, sued Steven Hotze and his organization, Liberty Center for...
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Judge OKs federal consent decree requiring Houston to make $2 billi...

Judge Charles Eskridge signed off on a deal between Houston and federal regulators that...
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Turner says Acevedo departure caught him by surprise, will announce...

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner confirmed Monday that Police Chief Art Acevedo is leaving...
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Houston’s share of stimulus bill expected to top $600M, help avoid ...

The measure provides local governments with their most generous round of COVID-related...
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Houston city council to consider plan for lowering water bills spik...

Some Houstonians received unusually steep February water bills after their homes...
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More contagious COVID variant ‘actively spreading’ in Houston, heal...

A more contagious variant of the coronavirus is spreading in Houston and the city’s...
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Texas GOP lawmakers want to bar cities from hiring lobbyists, but d...

Texas Republicans are pushing to ban cities and counties from hiring lobbyists to...