Mayor Bob Dodson is seeking feedback from residents about his proposal to adopt a homestead exemption for property owners. “The concept I am working on would provide an exemption of about 10 percent to residential property owners/occupants,” said Dodson.

Bunker Hill to hold special election, general election in May
Bunker Hill will hold a general election in May for City Council Positions 1, 2 and 3, which are currently held by Keith Brown, Susan Schwartz and Dave Ellis respectively.

Flooding a big concern in Spring Branch, community leader says
Several residents in neighborhoods north and south of Buttermilk Creek in Spring Branch will ask Houston city officials to launch a drainage project targeted at relieving flooding problems that they trace back to an aging stormwater drainage system. “There are 40-year-old lines out there,” said Chuck Davidson, president of the Spring Branch North Super Neighborhood.

Texans player files suit over HPD’s Taser use
Houston Texans football player Fred Weary, who was shocked by police with a Taser last year during a traffic stop, has sued the city of Houston and the two officers involved in the incident.

Piney Point to hold public meeting Feb. 13 on Smithdale construction
The Piney Point City Council will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Memorial Drive Elementary School, 11202 Smithdale, to discuss possible construction on Smithdale with area residents.

Houston black women at higher risk of breast cancer
Black women in Houston die of breast cancer at a rate 45 percent greater than the mortality rate of white women, according to a new study whose findings are being attributed to the city’s crisis of uninsured residents.

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