This arrest comes after the City of Houston hired several emergency contractors to deal with multiple water main breaks last year. Lee was a high-ranking public works employee who, along with her ...

Dhanapal will be in charge of the three Public Works bureaus: Environmental Services, Water, and Transportation. She will report to the new city administrator, who then reports to the mayor. (Note ...

Houston Public Works is one of the city's largest and most public-facing departments, with about 4,000 employees and a budget of nearly $3 billion for fiscal year 2024.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Many defendants involved in a City of Houston Public Works corruption case appeared before a judge Tuesday morning. Patrece Lee is behind bars on a $460,000 bond and did ...