Houston City Council member Edward Pollard is rebranding District J in Southwest Houston as "J City." With more than 200,000 residents, Pollard pointed out, District J is more populous than many U ...

Council Member Edward Pollard has proposed rebranding his district into its own "city" as he increases the number of services available to residents. The move, which comes down mostly to a name at ...

This is all thanks to a 2013 deal that allows property tax dollars in the Westchase area to go to the district, not the city. This 2013 agreement used the property values in 2011 as the baseline.

Houston City Council Member Edward Pollard, who represents District J, claims the district is the size of a city, has it's own unique issues and concerns. He's now calling his district "J City." ...