Buffalo Speedway Traffic Alert

**Traffic Alert** On Monday May 17th, 2021, the Contractor (SER Construction) changed the flow of traffic in the work zone on Buffalo Speedway south of W. Holcombe.  The southbound lanes between St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church and Be...

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...

Buffalo Speedway Construction Update

Update 6/23/21: The contractor (SER Construction) has been working diligently over the last 3 months making great progress on the Buffalo Speedway Project. As of June 18, the contractor has installed approximately 640 Linear Feet of storm water b...

West U Accepting Applications for Boards and Commissions

The City of West University Place is accepting applications for volunteers to serve on the Zoning and Planning Commission, the Zoning Board of Adjustments, the Building and Standards Commission, the Parks Board, the Senior Services Board, and the Recyclin...

Mosquito Control

The City of West University Place has scheduled selective city-wide mosquito spraying over the next three (3) weeks.  Treatment sprayings will be completed Thursday nights between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on the following dates:  

• Thursday June...

Recreation Center Operational Update

The West U Recreation Center is pleased to announce that beginning July 1, reservations will no longer be accepted increasing the availability for the swimming pool and weight/cardio room. In addition the hours of operation will be expanded as follows:

Rec...

Independence Weekend Celebration

Friday, July 2 Pack your lawn chairs and come rock out with the West U School of Rock at Colonial Park from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Admission is free for West U residents, but regular admission fees will apply for patrons wishing to enjoy...

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.

StoryWalk® Houston is popping up in West U!

Visit Friends Park at 3771 Rice Blvd. for the latest StoryWalk® installment, Hats Off for the Fourth of July, from June 26 - July 4.

A StoryWalk® is a children's picture book that has been taken apart and is presented page-by-page along an outdoor...

Independence Weekend Celebration

Friday, July 2 Pack your lawn chairs and come rock out with the West U School of Rock at Colonial Park from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Admission is free for West U residents, but regular admission fees will apply for patrons wishing to enjoy the conce...

Party on the Patio

Mark your calendars and pack your lawn chairs and blankets, West U’s Party on the Patio is scheduled to return! Performances will be Friday, June 25 & July 23, at 7:00 p.m. at the Colonial Park Pool, 4130 Byron Street. This year’s concert series is ge...

WUPD- Catalytic Converter Thefts

Within the past week, the West University Place Police Department has noticed a rise in the theft of catalytic converters from vehicle exhaust systems. Although all vehicles can be a target to the theft, Toyota Priuses are the most recently victimized veh...

WUPD- Community Cares Program

The Community C.A.R.E.S. (Connect, Attention, Respect, Engage, and Service) program is a tremendous opportunity for West University Place first responders, of our police and fire departments, as well as our residents, to form a united partnership to creat...

WUPD-Beware of Mailbox Fishing

The U.S. Postal Inspectors along with WUPD are investigating five check fraud cases, within this month, which appear to be linked to a common scam referred to as Mailbox Fishing. The suspects have been targeting the USPS exterior collection boxes located ...

Mosquito Control

The City of West University Place monitors mosquito activity through information provided by the Harris County Mosquito Control District. The City’s pest control partner begins spraying the first week of April through the end of October. In addi...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Weekly Crime Report 04/30/2021 - 05/07/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 04/23/2021 - 04/30/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 04/16/2021 - 04/23/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 04/09/2021 - 04/16/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 04/02/2021 - 04/09/2021

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

Weekly Crime Report 03/26/2021 - 04/02/2021

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

Weekly Crime Report 03/19/2021 - 03/26/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 03/12/2021 - 03/19/2021

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

Weekly Crime Report 03/05/2021 - 03/12/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 02/26/2021 - 03/05/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 02/19/2021 - 02/26/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 02/12/2021 - 02/19/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 02/05/2021 - 02/12/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 01/29/2021 - 02/05/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 01/22/2021 - 01/29/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 01/15/2021 - 01/22/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 01/08/2021 - 01/15/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 01/01/2021 - 01/08/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 12/25/2020 - 01/01/2021

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Weekly Crime Report 12/18/2020 - 12/25/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 12/11/2020 - 12/18/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 12/04/2020 - 12/11/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 11/27/2020 - 12/04/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 11/20/2020 - 11/27/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 11/13/2020 - 11/20/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 11/06/2020 - 11/13/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 10/30/2020 - 11/06/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 10/23/2020 - 10/30/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 10/16/2020 - 10/23/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 10/09/2020 - 10/16/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 10/02/2020 - 10/09/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 09/25/2020 - 10/02/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 09/18/2020 - 09/25/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 09/11/2020 - 09/18/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 09/04/2020 - 09/11/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 08/28/2020 - 09/04/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 08/21/2020 - 08/28/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 08/14/2020 - 08/21/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 08/07/2020 - 08/14/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 07/31/2020 - 08/07/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 07/24/2020 - 07/31/2020

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Weekly Crime Report 07/17/2020 - 07/24/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 07/10/2020 - 07/17/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 07/03/2020 - 07/10/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 06/26/2020 - 07/03/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 06/19/2020 - 06/26/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 06/12/2020 - 06/19/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 04/24/2020 - 05/01/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 04/17/2020 - 04/24/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 04/10/2020 - 04/17/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 04/03/2020 - 04/10/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 03/27/2020 - 04/03/2020

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

Weekly Crime Report 03/20/2020 - 03/27/2020

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

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 ...

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