Buffalo Speedway Construction Update

Update 9/22/2021: Construction on Phase 4 of the Buffalo Speedway project continues. The work zone for Phase 4 between Amherst St to Wroxton consists removing and replacing the roadway pavement, underground drainage work, and necessary waterline connectio...

Buffalo Speedway Traffic Alert

**Traffic Alert** On August 30^th, the contractor (SER Construction) is scheduled to begin the traffic switch for Phase 4 of the Buffalo Speedway Project. The switch will consist of temporarily closing the inner northbound and southbound lanes of ...

Contractor Breaks Ground on Buffalo Speedway Project

After nearly 5-years of planning, the contractor for the Buffalo Speedway project has broken ground! Work has begun at the outfall located at Poor Farm Ditch behind St. Vincent’s de Paul Catholic Church. This initiates work to replace undergroun...

Temporary Free-Chlorine Conversion

The city will temporarily convert the disinfectant used in the water treatment process from chloramine to free chlorine. The West University Place main water system currently uses chloramines (a combination of free chlorine and ammonia) to disinfect its d...

COVID-19 Update: Exec. Order GA-38

The City of West University Place is urging residents to continue to be diligent in the fight against COVID-19. In Texas, many regions including Harris County, and here in West U, are experiencing another spike in COVID-19 cases with the Delta variant bei...

Recreation Center

The Recreation Center offers a wide variety of classes for all ages.

Statewide Gold Medal Award for Excellence

The City of West University Place Parks and Recreation Department was honored with the prestigious Gold Medal Award at the 2020 Texas Recreation and Park Society (TRAPS) Institute Annual Awards Ceremony on February 27 at the Moody Gardens Convention Cente...

Colonial Park Pool

Colonial Park Pool is the place to relax and bring out the inner kid in everyone.

Colonial Park West End Opens to the Public

Colonial Park West End greenspace and decks are now open to the public to enjoy. If you are in search for your next party spot or just want to reserve a deck for a quite family outing, this is a great spot to choose. For more information on Colonial Park ...

King & Spalding's 2021 West U Halloween Dash and Kids' Fun Run Presented by West U Smiles

King & Spalding's 2021 West U Halloween Dash and Kids' Fun Run Presented by West U Smiles

Registration is going on now for the 10th annual West U Halloween Dash and Kids' Fun Run, which will take place Saturday, October 30. T...

Temporary Free-Chlorine Conversion

The conversion will begin on Monday, October 11, 2021 and continue through Monday, October 25, 2021.

The city will temporarily convert the disinfectant used in the water treatment process from chloramine to free chlorine. West University Place main water s...

Master Recycler Course

The course will be held on Thursday evenings from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p. m., beginning September 9^th and ending October 21^st, and will include a Saturday field trip on October 2nd from 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Classes will be held ...

Noise Ordinance

In response to the increase of leaf blowers, the City of West University Place amended the City's Ordinance that will help decrease noise pollution in the City. Enforcement of the new noise ordinance will begin MAY 3, 2021.

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City Wide Drainage Study

In 2019, the City authorized the completion of a Citywide Drainage Modeling Study that evaluated and modeled existing conditions of the City's drainage system. The results indicated that the majority of the City has limited drainage capacity. The...

Weekly Crime Report 09/16/2021 - 09/22/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 09/09/2021 - 09/16/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 09/02/2021 - 09/09/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 08/27/2021 - 09/03/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 08/20/2021 - 08/27/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 08/13/2021 - 08/20/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 08/06/2021 - 08/13/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 07/30/2021 - 08/06/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 07/23/2021 - 07/30/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 07/16/2021 - 07/23/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 07/09/2021 - 07/16/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 07/02/2021 - 07/09/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 06/25/2021 - 07/02/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 06/11/2021 - 06/18/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 06/04/2021 - 06/11/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 05/28/2021 - 06/04/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 05/21/2021 - 05/28/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 05/14/2021 - 05/21/2021

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The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Weekly Crime Report 05/07/2021 - 05/14/2021

Important Notice

The West University Place Police Department’s Crime Report represents basic data of crimes. There are limitations associated with the information provided.

Initial crime classifications may be changed at a later date based upon further inve...

Tax Rate Notice

The Notice about 2021 Tax Rates is a new requirement that resulted from the passage of Texas Senate Bill 2, which requires the no-new-revenue and voter-approval tax rates to be posted to the City's website. The rates are informational only and do not repr...

City Speed Limit Reduction

In 2020, City Council awarded a contract to Traffic Engineers Inc. (TEI) to complete a Speed and Safety Traffic Study for the City of West University Place. The study focused on gathering data and analyzing traffic conditions to determine the feasibility ...

City Currents Newsletter

City Currents is a great way to stay up-to-date on City information, including news, events and more. City Currents is the City of West U's newsletter that arrives in the mail quarterly. 

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