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Houston City Council is set to vote Wednesday, September 16, on a $6.7 million contract renewal funding home-delivered meals and medical transportation for seniors through September 2027.

Houston City Council takes public comment every Tuesday, speakers sign up a day ahead and get one to three minutes. Houstonia Magazine asks whether council members are listening. Kingwood residents are eligible to speak.

The Houston Police Department says 74 of the city’s Flock license plate reader cameras had been vandalized in 2026 as of August 28, nearly double the count reported a month earlier.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire told reporters September 9 that a sharp rise in misdemeanor marijuana arrests by the Houston Police Department is largely the result of a change in Harris County district attorney.

The city began disconnecting water Tuesday for customers more than 90 days behind who owe more than $500. Nearly 15,000 accounts are affected and about $30 million is owed.