City approves $4.3 million for sobering center

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...

City council approves new Houston sobering center

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...

Mayor Parker unveils plan for sobering center

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...

Houston to open a sobering center for drunk arrests

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...