Texas State & Local NEWS: 2021 January 8

City of Austin
All Austin Resource Recovery customers will have access to curbside composting starting in February https://communityimpact.com/austin/southwest-austin-dripping-springs/government/2021/01/05/all-austin-resource-recovery-customers-will-have-access-to-curbside-composting-starting-in-february/

Contention around choosing Austin's next mayor pro tem continues; vote delayed to late January https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/government/2021/01/05/contention-around-choosing-austins-next-mayor-pro-tem-continues-vote-delayed-to-late-january/

Public can weigh in on Project Connect rail, bus lines in late January, early February https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/transportation/2021/01/07/public-can-weigh-in-on-project-connect-rail-bus-lines-in-late-january-early-february/

Austin will not conduct hand count of unsheltered homeless individuals this year https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/government/2021/01/07/austin-will-not-conduct-hand-count-of-unsheltered-homeless-individuals-this-year/

Newly elected Austin City Council members use swearing-in ceremony to condemn violent protests at U.S. Capitol https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/government/2021/01/06/newly-elected-austin-city-council-members-use-swearing-in-ceremony-to-condemn-violent-protests-at-us-capitol/

City of Houston
STUDY: Houston neighborhood temperatures can vary by nearly 20 degrees at same time of day https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/environment/2021/01/05/study-houston-neighborhood-temperatures-can-vary-by-nearly-20-degrees-at-same-time-of-day/

Tracking police reform: 90 days after Houston's report, what has been accomplished? https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/public-safety/2021/01/07/tracking-police-reform-90-days-after-houstons-report-what-has-been-accomplished/

Former New Caney ISD Superintendent Kenn Franklin accused of stealing up to $30K from district, tampering with government record https://communityimpact.com/houston/lake-houston-humble-kingwood/education/2021/01/07/former-new-caney-isd-superintendent-kenn-franklin-accused-of-stealing-up-to-30k-from-district-tampering-with-government-record/

Transportation update: $3.57M Kuykendahl Road widening is last project from road bond https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/transportation/2021/01/07/transportation-update-357m-kuykendahl-road-widening-is-last-project-from-road-bond/

Keough Arrest Details
UPDATED: Keough allows outdoor gatherings of 10 or more in Montgomery County; sheriff's office will respond to violations after tightened restrictions triggered https://communityimpact.com/houston/tomball-magnolia/coronavirus/2021/01/06/updated-keough-allows-outdoor-gatherings-of-10-or-more-in-montgomery-county-sheriffs-office-will-respond-to-violations-after-tightened-restrictions-triggered/

Emergency Services District #11 (formerly? Cypresscreek EMS)
Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11 hires medical director, finalizes administrative building https://communityimpact.com/houston/spring-klein/government/2021/01/07/harris-county-emergency-services-district-no-11-hires-medical-director-finalizes-administrative-building/

Texas state representatives call on Abbott to improve COVID-19 vaccination rollouts https://communityimpact.com/austin/lake-travis-westlake/coronavirus/2021/01/07/texas-state-representatives-call-on-abbott-to-improve-covid-19-vaccination-rollouts/

Harris County
With vaccine distribution underway, Harris County officials call for better coordination of data https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/coronavirus/2021/01/05/with-vaccine-distribution-underway-harris-county-officials-call-for-better-coordination-of-data/

Sugar Land City Council approves more than $100,000 in donations for parks and recreation projects https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/government/2021/01/06/sugar-land-city-council-approves-more-than-100000-in-donations-for-parks-and-recreation-projects/

Cane Island Parkway project nears completion https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/transportation/2021/01/06/cane-island-parkway-project-nears-completion/

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