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Partners unveil TIRZ-funded “Wild Texas” mural on Earth Day
Published On: April 5th, 2024Earth Day 2024 (April 22) came with beautiful weather at Houston Botanical Garden, creating a sun-dappled stage for the official debut of “Wild Texas,” a 300-foot-long mural beneath a bridge over Sims Bayou. [...]
TIRZ8 Safe Street Funding Award Ceremony, Aug. 30, 2023
Published On: September 14th, 2023Watch the video of the TIRZ8 Safe Street Funding Award Ceremony held on August 30, 2023.
TIRZ joins Telephone Road funding celebration
Published On: August 11th, 2022TIRZ 8 Chairman Sonny Garza, left, joined U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia and Mayor Sylvester Turner, right, at an Aug. 10, 2022 event celebrating a $21 million federal grant for the City of Houston’s redevelopment of [...]
Public Meeting: Potential Telephone Road Reconstruction Project, May 10
Published On: April 25th, 2022Join TIRZ 8 to learn more about the potential Telephone Road Reconstruction Project from IH-610 to Reveille Street, and how YOU can share your ideas and feedback! For more information and to register for [...]
TIRZ #8 Parks Survey
Published On: October 2nd, 2020The Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #8 (TIRZ 8) is exploring ways they can assist with improving local parks and greenspace through the development of a Parks Master Plan. The TIRZ is providing this survey to [...]
Aligning Affordable Housing and Quality Transportation w/ Beth Osborne, Transportation for America
Published On: May 13th, 2020Join LINK Houston and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research for a virtual conversationwith Transportation for America Director Beth Osborne on Thursday, May 28, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Following the release of our Where Affordable Housing and Transportation Meet in Houston report, we continue to explore how to [...]
District I: Coronavirus Update 5
Published On: April 8th, 2020I trust this email finds you and your family healthy and safe. I wanted to send this email to provide another update on our community's efforts to combat the spread of [...]
TIRZ 8 Public Service Announcement
Published On: March 22nd, 2020In partnership with the Federal, State, County and City Officials to protect the public health and help stop the spread of COVID-19 the Gulfgate Redevelopment Authority and the Reinvestment Zone Number Eight (TIRZ 8) [...]
Federal Relief for Businesses and Other Tax Filers
Published On: March 20th, 2020SBA to Provide Disaster Assistance Loans for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial [...]
District I: Coronavirus Update 2
Published On: March 18th, 2020I wanted to take a brief opportunity to update you and our neighbors on the Coronavirus situation. As you know, this is a fluid and dynamic situation. Community Testing Sites The City of Houston [...]