East End residents voice concerns over $2 billion convention center expansion and Polk Street closure, pressing officials for ...

Community members are fighting a proposal to close a portion of Polk Street in downtown Houston as soon as October to make ...

Losing Polk Street as a thoroughfare could cause disruptions for drivers, bus riders and cyclists if the city of Houston goes through with closing the roadway. Why it matters: The abrupt proposal to ...

Former Houston City Council member Robert Gallegos, right, joins a small contingent from People For Polk protesting Mayor John Whitmire's and Houston First's plan to close Polk Street. Photo: Jay R.

One person was injured after an early morning crash involving a pedestrian, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

East End residents feel slighted by their lack of notification about the closure of Polk Street from a $2B redevelopment of ...

That route takes him down Polk Street — a key connector between downtown Houston and the East End that’s set to close, leaving residents like Farrar worried about how they'll get to where they ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says the call came in around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Fire officials say the home is a total loss ...

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A notice to close part of Polk Street in downtown Houston is posted near the intersection of Polk and Avenida De Las Americas on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. As the Houston First Corporation pushes ...

Retired Polk County sergeant Dan Cooley, 69, was struck and killed on St. Patrick's Day night. The driver faces DUI and child neglect charges.