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

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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Gulfton is the hottest neighborhood in Houston. Locals are looking at more solutions to fix it.

A 2020 study found that Gulfton was at most 17 degrees hotter than other neighborhoods in Houston. Some organizations are looking at ways to cool the neighborhood down by using greener resources.
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Galveston County's redistricting plans go to trial next month, in a major test of the Voting Rights Act

A trio of lawsuits, consolidated as Petteway versus Galveston County, will be the first significant voting rights trial since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ban on racial discrimination in redistricting in June.
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Texas Legislature passes record $18 billion property tax relief package

The House passed Senate Bills 2 and 3, providing property tax relief for homeowners and business properties and franchise tax relief for small business owners. The property tax cut, which must be approved by voters in November, would be the largest in Texas history. ....

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'I was sweating like a dog:' How Houstonians without adequate air conditioning cope during heat wave

'I was sweating like a dog:' How Houstonians without adequate air conditioning cope during heat wave
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