1 00:00:31,105 --> 00:00:34,945 Travis, how would you throw that down at the residential drop off center? A plastic bottle. 2 00:00:35,435 --> 00:00:38,485 come on. It's just a plastic bottle. Who cares? Just the plastic bottle. 3 00:00:39,825 --> 00:00:43,745 hey, hold up timeout. We'll get to deandre's interview next. But 4 00:00:43,965 --> 00:00:47,885 here are some city headlines. Houston hosted its inaugural 5 00:00:48,365 --> 00:00:51,965 fleet week. More than 1500 service members and three 6 00:00:52,405 --> 00:00:55,845 ships visited our region, giving houstonians a rare opportunity 7 00:00:56,745 --> 00:01:00,605 to meet members of the armed forces tour ships and attend events 8 00:01:00,925 --> 00:01:04,205 across the city. It was a meaningful week that highlighted 9 00:01:04,945 --> 00:01:08,205 the dedication of the us navy, marines, and coast guard. 10 00:01:08,985 --> 00:01:12,505 we closed the week with the fleet week ball, celebrating service and 11 00:01:13,165 --> 00:01:17,045 sacrifice of these men and women. Houston showed up by welcoming 12 00:01:17,605 --> 00:01:21,245 our military, showcasing the best of our city, and expressing 13 00:01:21,845 --> 00:01:25,645 our deep appreciation. After weeks 14 00:01:25,965 --> 00:01:29,685 of discussion and dozens of public comments from houstonians city council 15 00:01:30,445 --> 00:01:34,445 approved revisions to an ordinance that regulates how houston police officers 16 00:01:35,115 --> 00:01:38,885 respond to civil immigration warrants issued by us immigration 17 00:01:39,505 --> 00:01:43,405 and customs enforcement, also known as ice mayor whitmeyer said that 18 00:01:43,605 --> 00:01:47,285 the change will follow the law, reinforce the fourth amendment and protect 19 00:01:47,645 --> 00:01:51,285 the city's 114 million in public safety funding 20 00:01:51,995 --> 00:01:55,755 from the state. Houston city council also approved both 21 00:01:56,065 --> 00:01:59,885 the lease and operator agreement for four 19 emancipation between the 22 00:02:00,085 --> 00:02:03,755 city of houston and the harris center for mental health and idd marking 23 00:02:04,285 --> 00:02:08,245 a major step forward in bringing this 24 7 triage treatment and 24 00:02:08,365 --> 00:02:11,965 transition facility online for individuals living without 25 00:02:12,405 --> 00:02:16,365 stable housing. Four 19 reflects the administration's commitment to homelessness 26 00:02:17,365 --> 00:02:20,925 response that helps move people from crisis to stability and toward 27 00:02:21,525 --> 00:02:25,485 permanent housing. We are here at the north main residential 28 00:02:26,125 --> 00:02:29,925 drop-off center with deandre huddleson. How are you today? Doing just fine. And 29 00:02:30,205 --> 00:02:34,105 yourself? Good, good. Tell us what happens here. So, residential drop off centers are 30 00:02:34,355 --> 00:02:37,995 made for residents to come when they don't have space at home, while they don't have the equipment 31 00:02:38,605 --> 00:02:41,895 to drop their trash so they can come here and recycle, they can drop heavy trash tires, 32 00:02:42,695 --> 00:02:46,605 scrap metal, concrete motor, all white goods and a 33 00:02:46,725 --> 00:02:50,685 large variety of other things. Now, when thinking about commercial goods, like things 34 00:02:51,005 --> 00:02:54,905 that get at the grocery store, what should they think about specifically to 35 00:02:55,125 --> 00:02:59,085 drop off? So specifically you want to try to focus on your regular household goods. 36 00:02:59,365 --> 00:03:03,365 we don't want any commercial stuff like, uh, business waste. We only want stuff that you 37 00:03:03,485 --> 00:03:07,205 have at home that you would use. So the important, uh, numbers 38 00:03:07,515 --> 00:03:11,445 that they should look at on the packaging as far as what can be recycled. Yeah, so 39 00:03:11,565 --> 00:03:14,845 that's a good question. So on plastic, you wanna look on the triangles. 40 00:03:15,675 --> 00:03:19,565 most of 'em have on the bottom of a bottle, it'll have a one through five or seven. 41 00:03:20,825 --> 00:03:24,155 and what are some things that you wanna make sure that residents know about recycling? 42 00:03:25,235 --> 00:03:29,205 recycling is real. Everybody thinks that the mill fields we are gathering is all 43 00:03:29,285 --> 00:03:32,755 up and taken to the landfill. It actually goes to a mur where it's mechanically separated and processed 44 00:03:33,365 --> 00:03:35,925 and sent all around the country to get recycling reused by everybody. 45 00:03:37,945 --> 00:03:41,445 so this happened to me. I had a tub of peanut butter. 46 00:03:41,965 --> 00:03:45,925 I finished it off, I I soak in water overnight, you know, to get all the 47 00:03:46,125 --> 00:03:50,085 remnants off, but there's still a little bit left along the rim. Will you 48 00:03:50,205 --> 00:03:53,855 take that? And is there something that you wish that maybe 49 00:03:54,515 --> 00:03:58,155 more people would do with their food containers before recycling? So obviously 50 00:03:58,765 --> 00:04:02,725 that's one step to take that will help tremendously. The main thing is to try 51 00:04:02,885 --> 00:04:05,805 to get as much food waste out of the recycling as possible so that we don't have contamination. 52 00:04:07,345 --> 00:04:11,245 what's up? Question with that in mind, pizza boxes, does it matter 53 00:04:11,605 --> 00:04:15,435 if they're broken down or not? Does not matter. Woo. Does 54 00:04:15,725 --> 00:04:19,565 not matter. So wait, you will take pizza boxes that even has like the grease and stuff on 55 00:04:19,725 --> 00:04:23,635 there? Yes. . Oh, wow. . Now something that 56 00:04:24,395 --> 00:04:28,325 kind of peeves me is when someone wants to put plastic bags and recycling and 57 00:04:28,445 --> 00:04:32,445 I'm like, no, you need to take them to the grocery store. That's correct. So, yeah, 58 00:04:32,725 --> 00:04:36,645 so we don't want plastic bags. And the reason we don't, 'cause like I said, at the murphy, everything's mechanically separated. 59 00:04:37,465 --> 00:04:41,155 so when you use those plastic bags, it's, they're wrapping up around the machinery and they have to stop 60 00:04:41,505 --> 00:04:45,505 and break all this stuff out and it takes time and money. So we try to not 61 00:04:45,725 --> 00:04:49,685 use plastic bags at all. We would like you everything to come here separately and out of 62 00:04:50,085 --> 00:04:54,005 the bags. So hours of operation, if people 63 00:04:54,205 --> 00:04:58,105 wanna just drop by, how do they do that? So we're open tuesday through saturday at 64 00:04:58,325 --> 00:05:01,935 these locations. We have 11 locations around town. They're open eight to five. These 65 00:05:02,525 --> 00:05:06,215 locations are open nine to six as well. Alright, we are going to catch 66 00:05:06,565 --> 00:05:10,425 up with the entree later on the show, but let us now go to this houston. How to 67 00:05:10,785 --> 00:05:13,125 on how to separate your heavy trash for easy pickup, 68 00:05:19,615 --> 00:05:23,125 heavy trash, big items that don't fit in your regular bin. 69 00:05:23,905 --> 00:05:27,805 the city of houston's solid waste management department works hard to keep 70 00:05:27,965 --> 00:05:31,895 our neighborhoods clean. Here's how you can help ensure your heavy trash 71 00:05:32,245 --> 00:05:36,245 gets picked up safely and efficient. Residents 72 00:05:36,565 --> 00:05:40,325 may place tree waste and bulk waste together for curbside collection once 73 00:05:40,685 --> 00:05:44,585 a month. This includes tree limbs, branches, stumps, 74 00:05:45,275 --> 00:05:48,405 furniture, appliances, and other large household 75 00:05:49,285 --> 00:05:53,125 materials. Dos and don'ts. Please limit 76 00:05:53,465 --> 00:05:57,285 to no more than eight cubic yards. Keep clear of water and 77 00:05:57,545 --> 00:06:01,115 gas meters, hydrants and utilities. No contractor generated 78 00:06:02,045 --> 00:06:05,675 materials. Do not stack under wires, signs or mailboxes. 79 00:06:06,785 --> 00:06:10,365 do not place items in the street or block. Sidewalks and traffic. 80 00:06:14,675 --> 00:06:17,965 give you your solid waste edition. 81 00:06:20,075 --> 00:06:23,945 houston has six neighborhood drop-off centers you can use up 82 00:06:24,165 --> 00:06:27,965 to four times a month. Bring your id and proof of residency 83 00:06:28,325 --> 00:06:31,965 for access. By working together, we can keep houston 84 00:06:32,415 --> 00:06:36,305 clean and beautiful. Please visit houston solid waste.org for 85 00:06:36,525 --> 00:06:38,965 guidelines, schedules, and drop off locations. 86 00:06:46,985 --> 00:06:50,905 coming up next on city pulse, the city introduces a new translation service for 87 00:06:51,125 --> 00:06:54,565 city council and we have a preview of it at a community meeting. 88 00:06:55,375 --> 00:06:56,005 don't go anywhere. 89 00:07:02,755 --> 00:07:06,445 houston 2026 is more than a tournament. It's a movement, 90 00:07:06,885 --> 00:07:08,885 a celebration of everything that brings us together. 91 00:07:11,155 --> 00:07:15,125 come ready to play. Come ready to celebrate as houston welcomes the world 92 00:07:15,425 --> 00:07:19,025 in 2026, meet dio choco, master 93 00:07:19,585 --> 00:07:23,565 of dance and legendary entertainer. We just took his keys for the day 94 00:07:23,865 --> 00:07:27,255 and gave him a ride metro fair card. This is his story. 95 00:07:31,305 --> 00:07:34,725 and where can choco go? Aquina in the heights, 96 00:07:35,445 --> 00:07:39,365 a dance off downtown or a southside wedding at the end of his travels 97 00:07:39,765 --> 00:07:43,005 heat. Wait. Where's choco now? Visit ride metro.org/choco 98 00:07:44,785 --> 00:07:46,735 to find out where is choco. 99 00:07:53,715 --> 00:07:57,335 welcome back. And next on the fix-it files. The minister's advisory board 100 00:07:57,985 --> 00:08:01,985 to the mayor lays the groundwork for inclusive community meetings by 101 00:08:02,205 --> 00:08:05,965 being the first to use ai translation provided by the department of neighborhoods. 102 00:08:07,365 --> 00:08:10,985 let's take a look at how this service has a major impact 103 00:08:11,405 --> 00:08:12,565 on the community and faith leaders. 104 00:08:27,295 --> 00:08:31,195 we are here at the minister's advisory board meeting today, and there is 105 00:08:31,355 --> 00:08:34,415 something amazing happening here. We have our translation system 106 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:39,155 provided to us by the department of neighborhoods. Talk about your experience 107 00:08:39,675 --> 00:08:43,595 with this translation service. I know so many pastors, people in the community, 108 00:08:45,155 --> 00:08:48,705 probably they know the language, but they have some limitations. This is a wonderful 109 00:08:49,315 --> 00:08:53,115 opportunity for us to get together to help the people. It's a lot of information 110 00:08:53,685 --> 00:08:57,565 going on because the devices are just for anybody, any language. 111 00:08:57,945 --> 00:09:01,705 the mayor's heartbeat is just making sure transparency is 112 00:09:02,205 --> 00:09:06,165 involved. He wants to make sure that everybody has a opportunity and everybody has a 113 00:09:06,285 --> 00:09:10,185 seat at the table so that they can address their concerns. I have ian here with us and 114 00:09:10,405 --> 00:09:14,045 he's gonna kind of walk us through what it looks like when someone is using 115 00:09:14,625 --> 00:09:18,345 the translation services. Yeah. So what we have here is we have a, an 116 00:09:18,725 --> 00:09:22,325 a live captioning and simultaneous interpreting program here that 117 00:09:23,085 --> 00:09:26,945 supports multiple languages. I see people come in using this amazing qr 118 00:09:27,165 --> 00:09:31,165 code. So when they use the qr code, what happens? Uh, you snap the qr code, then it opens 119 00:09:31,445 --> 00:09:35,105 up the application, and then you can select the language. You can follow along, uh, 120 00:09:35,755 --> 00:09:39,685 with audio or just look at the translation as it scrolls down the screens. You voiced 121 00:09:40,045 --> 00:09:44,045 early on that, hey, we need some form of translation, then a opportunity 122 00:09:44,745 --> 00:09:48,255 for the translation services came in. Yes, I can tell you it makes 123 00:09:49,025 --> 00:09:52,525 the whole difference to pastors coming from all over the city 124 00:09:53,225 --> 00:09:57,085 and what translation does. It makes it possible that everyone's hearing 125 00:09:57,265 --> 00:10:01,125 the right information at the same time. Yes. And that we are able to transfer 126 00:10:01,285 --> 00:10:05,045 that to our churches and our people. But the beautiful thing about this translation 127 00:10:05,605 --> 00:10:09,425 service as ai, the more we've been able to use it, the 128 00:10:09,645 --> 00:10:13,195 better it's gotten over time. We are really thankful to the nature because 129 00:10:14,105 --> 00:10:17,635 he, you know, his effort in putting all this together just 130 00:10:18,115 --> 00:10:21,985 because he has a heart, he has a love and compassion for all 131 00:10:22,205 --> 00:10:26,045 the people that understand what's going on in their own language. So thank you so much. 132 00:10:26,715 --> 00:10:30,685 this translation service that has been brought to this meeting, what type 133 00:10:30,885 --> 00:10:34,805 of impact do you all think in your experience has had? Well, the key I 134 00:10:34,925 --> 00:10:38,205 think to all of it is essentially being able to communicate. 135 00:10:39,265 --> 00:10:43,035 and when we have issues of language, this breaks down that barrier. 136 00:10:44,155 --> 00:10:48,065 when I took this to mayor with my, it was a win-win. He jumped on 137 00:10:48,285 --> 00:10:52,265 it, said, hey, council, david, what do you need? He sees the need of 138 00:10:53,045 --> 00:10:56,765 bringing this type of program so that, as pastor president william 139 00:10:57,155 --> 00:11:00,685 said, it's a form of communication. It break down any barriers. 140 00:11:01,175 --> 00:11:05,065 thank you. Thank you for providing the resources because, uh, 141 00:11:05,385 --> 00:11:09,185 we, we wanna make sure they understand, right? We wanna make sure they engage. 142 00:11:09,785 --> 00:11:13,685 yes, we wanna make sure that they feel appreciated. Yes. And we wanna make sure they feel 143 00:11:13,925 --> 00:11:17,765 like, oh, I can do this. So again, I wanna thank you for watching 144 00:11:17,945 --> 00:11:21,755 the fix it files another community, another opportunity, another 145 00:11:22,295 --> 00:11:26,085 space that this administration has been able to go in, see an issue 146 00:11:26,585 --> 00:11:28,645 and fix it. Until next time, I'm rebecca williams. 147 00:11:34,585 --> 00:11:38,525 now it is time to get creative, taking common goods, like reusing these tires 148 00:11:38,795 --> 00:11:42,605 here, turning 'em into artistic autos as part of the annual art car 149 00:11:42,805 --> 00:11:46,685 parade. Spectrum fusion was on the scene and this is what they saw. 150 00:11:50,185 --> 00:11:54,045 we have been attendees of the art car parade for years. It was always one of my 151 00:11:54,245 --> 00:11:58,165 parents' favorite things to go and look at and see all the cars 152 00:11:58,425 --> 00:12:02,245 and take pictures with them. And we've always talked about being part 153 00:12:02,485 --> 00:12:06,425 of the parade. And then last year I was asked to be on the board of the orange show and 154 00:12:06,645 --> 00:12:10,645 I just thought, okay, if I'm on the board, I need to step it up and actually do what we've 155 00:12:10,885 --> 00:12:14,845 been saying we're gonna do for 10 years. And we jumped in with both feet and now we 156 00:12:15,005 --> 00:12:18,745 have the tiki set. We just had a blast our first year last year, and 157 00:12:19,225 --> 00:12:23,045 my husband decided that it would be fun if we added something to the car each year. 158 00:12:23,715 --> 00:12:27,565 this year we have added a surfboard. That's what he gave me for my birthday. It 159 00:12:27,765 --> 00:12:31,285 was quite a surprise. And that has been mounted to the side of the car. 160 00:12:31,905 --> 00:12:35,765 and so I'm sure that we'll have something else fun that we'll do for next year. 161 00:12:36,465 --> 00:12:39,865 and just hope to continue the tradition. America's 250 162 00:12:41,205 --> 00:12:44,825 birthday is this year. So we wanted to get the word out. 163 00:12:45,385 --> 00:12:49,225 my chapter, brad's valley got an excellent way to 164 00:12:49,445 --> 00:12:53,395 get the word out about the birthday, was to participate 165 00:12:54,145 --> 00:12:58,105 in the largest public event in houston, texas. And 166 00:12:58,325 --> 00:13:02,205 an incredible celebration. It's just a great event. There are 167 00:13:02,365 --> 00:13:06,185 tons of people, everyone's very happy. And we wanted 168 00:13:06,825 --> 00:13:10,255 to as have fun with the concept of patriotism. 169 00:13:11,185 --> 00:13:15,125 and this was a good place to do it. I hope everybody, if you've got 170 00:13:15,265 --> 00:13:19,245 any gumption to get in the parade, it is such an amazing thing to 171 00:13:19,405 --> 00:13:23,265 do. And it's huge. And all the people there are, they're having so 172 00:13:23,485 --> 00:13:27,385 much fun. And there's just, there's thousands of people that go. And 173 00:13:27,825 --> 00:13:31,565 if you wanna be in an art park, you can do it. If I can do it with all the 174 00:13:31,845 --> 00:13:35,675 velcro and staple guns and stuff, you don't have to be a huge 175 00:13:35,965 --> 00:13:39,765 serious artist to do it. You just have to have an idea and some gumption 176 00:13:40,505 --> 00:13:43,725 and just jump in. And I hope everybody will participate that wants to. 177 00:13:48,745 --> 00:13:52,535 we are back with deandre at the reuse warehouse, located right next to the north maine 178 00:13:52,885 --> 00:13:56,885 residential dropoff center. What is this place, deandre? So, the reuse warehouse is 179 00:13:57,085 --> 00:14:00,925 a great program where corporations, stores, even residents, 180 00:14:01,205 --> 00:14:04,965 can come and drop off any type of building materials that are not being used, that are still used 181 00:14:05,245 --> 00:14:09,145 for, so that we can donate 'em to 5 0 1 cs where they can come and shop and 182 00:14:09,365 --> 00:14:13,325 grab these items at no cost. Thank you again, deandre and thank 183 00:14:13,605 --> 00:14:17,575 you travis for remembering to recycle for hdv houston television 184 00:14:18,525 --> 00:14:22,445 spectrum fusion, the city of houston, and the solid waste management department. 185 00:14:23,245 --> 00:14:27,145 I am rebecca williams. Deandre's gonna take us on a quick tour, but remember as 186 00:14:27,365 --> 00:14:30,205 always, we can always do better and kindness is free. 187 00:14:31,665 --> 00:14:35,405 won won, let it go. I 188 00:14:37,285 --> 00:14:37,445 'cause I 189 00:14:44,945 --> 00:14:45,505 oh hi.