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The proposed $16 million purchase of a facility that would be used to temporarily shelter and provide services to homeless people in East Downtown was again delayed Wednesday.

Citing the need for more community engagement, Houston City Council members Mario Castillo and Julian Ramirez tagged the item, delaying it by one week.

Castillo is holding a community meeting with officials from Mayor John Whitmire's administration at 6 p.m. Thursday at the TBG Center on South Jensen Drive. The facility earmarked for homeless resources, located at 419 Emancipation Ave., sits a few yards outside Castillo's district.

The proposed facility is a key pillar of Whitmire's push to functionally end street homelessness in Houston. It would hold up to 320 beds, accordi

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