Tag Archives: Laurie Christianson

City approves new regulations on outdoor music festivals

Hope they help. Houston City Council on Monday approved stricter permitting requirements for outdoor music events on private property with more than 500 attendees. There has been an increasing number of instances in which organizers only informed the city of … Continue reading

Posted in Local politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on City approves new regulations on outdoor music festivals

Local AstroWorld task force gives its report

Sounds mostly okay to me, but one person who knows a lot more about this stuff than I do is not impressed. A task force formed after the deadly Astroworld concert unveiled a clearer agreement Monday between Houston, Harris County, … Continue reading

Posted in Local politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Local AstroWorld task force gives its report

New regulations for outdoor music events proposed

Good idea, but it feels to me like there ought to be more. Houston is considering tightening up permitting requirements for some large outdoor music events to avoid wasting city resources accommodating last-minute notices. On Thursday, officials from the Houston … Continue reading

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on New regulations for outdoor music events proposed

Harris County implements a burn ban

Surely this is a thing we can all comply with. Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday enacted a countywide burn ban due to drought conditions and an increased threat of wildfires across unincorporated Harris County, but fireworks will remain legal … Continue reading

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Harris County implements a burn ban

State task force recommendations on AstroWorld

Interesting. To avoid a repeat of the mayhem at last year’s deadly Astroworld Festival, Texas needs to standardize its event permitting process, establish “clearly outlined triggers” for stopping shows and ensure local public safety agencies are organized in a clear … Continue reading

Posted in Local politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on State task force recommendations on AstroWorld

Here comes that AstroWorld task force

Got to admit, I had thought this had already happened. Three months after 10 people were killed at the Astroworld Festival at NRG Park, Houston and Harris County have named a 10-person task force to review procedures, permitting and guidelines … Continue reading

Posted in Local politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Here comes that AstroWorld task force

SCOTX rejects multiple Hotze petitions

Some good news. The Texas Supreme Court has refused to hear several challenges by a Houston conservative power broker to emergency orders on coronavirus issued by Gov. Greg Abbott and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. Without comment, the nine Republican … Continue reading

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments