Feb 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
In The News Looking to create ‘pathways to recovery’ at Sobering Center Houston Chronicle | 2/21/2013 Approved by Houston City Council last May, the Sobering Center looks to save money and time by not booking public intoxication offenders into jail, allowing officers...
May 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
In The News City approves $4.3 million for sobering center Houston Chronicle | 5/16/2012 Police officers who detain people whose only crime is being drunk in public will have the option of dropping them off at the so-called sobering center for at least a four-hour...
May 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
In The News City council approves new Houston sobering center Houston Mayor’s Office | 5/16/2012 Houston City Council today approved Mayor Annise Parker’s innovative plan to create a public/private partnership to operate the Houston Sobering Center. Council also...
Feb 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
In The News Houston plans ‘sobering center’ at shelter instead of jail Houston Chronicle | 2/28/2012 City officials plan to open a “sobering center” at the Star of Hope Mission downtown later this year. It would be an 84-bed facility that would...
Feb 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
In The News Mayor Parker unveils plan for sobering center Houston Mayor’s Office | 2/28/2012 Houston Mayor Annise Parker today unveiled the first phase of her plan to help address overcrowding in the city jail. The new approach diverts public intoxication cases...
Feb 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
In The News Houston to open a sobering center for drunk arrests Houston Public Media | 2/26/2012 Before getting into politics, Councilmember Ed Gonzalez was a Houston police officer for 18 years. He’s used that experience to launch an idea that would change how the...
