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2026-02-27 Home Front: Politix

Houston residents blast controversial $16 million 'superhub' for the homeless set to open this year: 'Neighborhood will be ruined'

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Houston city officials are moving forward with plans to build a $16 million 'superhub' for the homeless population, but residents are skeptical.

The Houston City Council approved the initiative in October, despite pushback from residents who said the community was not involved in the decision-making process and that they were concerned about their safety.

The superhub has been approved for development at 419 Emancipation Avenue in the city's East Downtown neighborhood near Shell Stadium.

The now-empty warehouse was purchased by an organization called Star of Hope in 1977 and served as a homeless shelter from 2004 to 2017, until the property's current owner, 419 Hope Partners, purchased it in 2017.

The property was then leased by the federal government as a shelter for migrant children until last year.

At a press conference last October, when residents spoke about the issue, Cassie Batson said she was 'irate.'

'We love it here. We have worked hard to invest in the community to clean up the area. We want to live here forever, and this has come as a major shock to me,' Batson added.

Batson added in an interview with local ABC affiliate, KTRK, that she was concerned for her safety after the city council approved the measure.

'I think this is just going to draw more people loitering out on the streets,' she added.

Elizabeth Spivey added that she believed it was a 'misuse of funds' to allocate millions to the initiative.

The negative attention surrounding the superhub generated the attention of Houston-based independent investigative media firm, Dolcefino Media.

'We are fighting for a neighborhood that quite frankly could be ruined if council members vote yes,' Wayne Dolcefino said in a video message.

He also accused Mayor John Whitmire's administration of breaking its promise of transparency to residents of East Downtown.

Scott Singleton, another resident near the superhub location, accused city officials of failing to notify the community before plans were enacted in an interview with local NBC affiliate, Click 2 Houston.

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-27 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1806 views ] Top

1 If you build it, they will come.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-02-27 06:12|| 2026-02-27 06:12|| Front Page Top

2 Locals addressing a Federal problem, again.
Where's the graft in that.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-27 06:55|| 2026-02-27 06:55|| Front Page Top

3 I've wondered how you get ~~bums~~ homeless people to a central location.
And if they're at a central location, they're not homeless anymore, are they?

Posted by ed in texas 2026-02-27 08:37|| 2026-02-27 08:37|| Front Page Top

4 I've wondered how you get bums ~~homeless~~ people to a central location.

Move their dealers there.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-02-27 09:54|| 2026-02-27 09:54|| Front Page Top

5 It seems exactly the opposite approach to what you need. Concentration makes providing services more efficient--I get that--but it also creates an environment in which pretty much all of the influences are bad. If the odds are nearly 100% that one of the dozen+ guys in the same wing with you is a violent nut or an addicted thief, you're going to have to be aggressive yourself or become a victim. That doesn't endear you to the rest of society.
Some of the homeless there's not much you can do for short of locking them up, but if you want to help the others you have to dilute the influence of the street.
The short-term homeless, the ones who'll benefit from a little help, would flee this sort of place like the plague it would become.
A dedicated facility for mothers with young children can be helpful. But you restrict who can come in.

Posted by James the lesser 2026-02-27 12:31|| https://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2026-02-27 12:31|| Front Page Top

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