Houston Mayor Turner Ends Curfew For All Areas Of City

HOUSTON, TX — The city of Houston reached another major milestone in the recovery effort of Hurricane Harvey on Friday when Mayor Sylvester Turner announced he's lifted the curfew for all of Houston. A citywide curfew was implemented by the Houston Police Department on Tuesday, Aug. 29.

One week later on Sept. 5, Turner lifted the mandatory curfew for Houston with the exception of portions of west Houston currently impacted by flooding. Those included areas west of Gessner, east of TX Hwy-6, south of I-10/Katy Freeway and north of Briar Forest Drive.

The curfew was implemented to promote public safety within disaster-striken areas from Hurricane Harvey. During the restricted time of midnight - 5 a.m., only first responders, rescue workers and late shift workers were authorized to be on the roads.

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