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The City of Houston, through the Housing and Community Development Department, will be administering $1.17 billion in housing recovery programs for Hurricane Harvey. This money has recently become available for a variety of Houstonians affected by Hurricane Harvey. Continue Reading »

Many District C residents have reached out to my office to report missed or delayed recycling and heavy trash pickup. This has been a major issue city-wide over the past few months, and I want to share with you some background on why the delays are happening and what the Solid Waste Department is doing to get us back on schedule. Continue Reading »

We have some exciting changes coming for Team Cohen starting in the new year. I’m proud to share that, with my enthusiastic support, my Chief of Staff, Brooke Boyett, has accepted the role of District Director for Congresswoman-elect Lizzie Fletcher. In addition, two months ago, I encouraged my Senior Director of Constituent Services, Janae Winfield, to accept the role of Chief of Staff for District K Council Member Martha Castex-Tatum. I could not be more proud of their success and wish them all the best in their new roles.

Consequently, we have a new roster to serve our District in 2019! Continue Reading »