West Street Recovery

The Houston People's Budget is in full swing with lots of ways to get involved in the coming weeks.

Come out to our event this Saturday Oct 18th to learn more about redistricting, how city government works as well as what state legislation passed and is up for a vote this November. Food will be provided and the event is will be child friendly.

DM us if you need transportation support.

Location: Carl Walker Jr. Center in 5th Ward

Time: 12pm - 6pm

We're at Commissioners Court (yet again) reminding them that their cuts and hiring freezes are going to have bad consequences for their constituents.

And that we'd not be having this conversation had three of them not passed raises that they had no way to pay for, and couldn't afford.

Catch us on the live stream today.

In the past few months, violent and harmful budgets that prioritize police and military spending over social services have been forced through by Congress and by Houston city council. Harris County should be our last line of defense, but County Commissioners are instead trying to cut social services and steal from county worker's pensions to pay for a historic police salary raise. Public health, libraries, and pollution control are all on the chopping block.

This spring hundreds of Houstonians came together for Houston Says No to oppose Mayor Whitmire's bad budget. Join us on Wednesday to learn about services under threat in Harris County's own bad budget, and to discuss pressure points leading up to the vote on September 18th. Food will be provided.

Today a local court approved a settlement between the city of Houston and the plaintiffs in the drainage and streets fund case.

Houstonians deserve to have their votes respected. We believe the higher court’s ruling very plainly supports the transfer of the full voter-mandated amount to the drainage and streets fund so that the city can build the flood protections voters were promised.

We do not believe the settlement approved by the lower court today reflects what voters wanted, nor does it uphold the spirit of the higher court’s ruling. 

There are still legal paths we can take to make sure Houstonians get the flood protection we all count on.

We've been fighting for functional infrastructure and truly democratic city governance for years. Today, Houstonians are more informed, organized, and energized about the city’s financial decisions than ever.

This work is still going strong—and we’re not backing down.

Join us at City Hall Wednesday, June 4 at 9am as the mayor puts his bad budget up for vote. HoustonSaysNo.com

Hang out with us this Sunday!!

If you missed last Thursdays meeting, DM us for access to the recording! See yall tomorrow and bring a friend (or two)

Whitmire's budget is bad. Really bad. Join our organizing call this Thursday. Go to our bio for: Link to register for the Thursday call, and the link to sign on to our statement opposing the budget.

West Street Recovery will be tabling at the night market after the .puppetspress Puppet show on Tuesday April 8th. Hope to see yall there! Come talk to us abt disaster recovery, organizing against austerity and mutual aid immigration work

When: Wednesday March 19th, 2025

Where: City Hall 901 Bagby St

Why: Citizens of Houston have voted twice that they want their tax dollars spent on upgrading drainage infrastructure. However, the City has been diverting these tax dollars towards however they see fit. The is fighting to get the City of Houston to follow the most recent Texas Supreme court ruling, which said the Ad Valorum Tax Diversion must cease! We have been asking the City to protect us from the impacts of flooding, and the time is now to ensure the City follows the ruling and listens to the will of the people.

There will be food and coffee. Rides available upon request!

Hello all! Join us this Saturday March 15, 9am-2pm for a day of digging and planting! We are installing a trench and a rain garden to reduce water ponding under a house, including the install of rain barrels for water collection. The home is located right next to a metal recycling facility and we’re trying to implement several strategies to remediate the soil and filter out the storm water. Come learn with us :)

No experience necessary.
Bring closed-toe shoes, sunglasses, and a hat.
Breakfast, lunch, drinks, sunscreen, and bug spray will be provided!