Our Experience

Some Of Our Key Engagements Include

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Houston Exxon/Springwoods Redevelopment

Created a successful economic development strategy for the creation of a $90 million public-private partnership to fund critical infrastructure for a new corporate campus.

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Greater Houston Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number 24

Author and administrator of a $270 million project Plan for the city of Houston and Harris county.

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Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number 27 (Montrose TIRZ)

Administered the zone through the engagement of engineering, financial advisory and bookkeeping/auditing consultants, the creation of a public-private partnership to provide much needed public parking, and capital improvement plan implementation.

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Greater Southeast Management District

Authored and passed a $4 million service plan for the business and economic development of the Texas Medical Center, Museum district, UH/TSU and Midtown/Main street corridors.

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Houston-Galveston Area Council East Port Sub-Regional Plan

Public finance & Economic development.

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League City Public Improvement District #3

Phased assessment for public finance.

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Upper Kirby Management District

Public finance & Community outreach.

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Houston-Galveston Area Council Livable Centers

Ensemble/HCC station policy recommendations and stakeholder outreach.

Census 2020

TouchPoint Strategies was enlisted to build out the communication efforts as to why it is vital for every individual to be counted in the Census 2020 and to combat an undercount in hard to count communities.

Our Team accomplished this through six different initiatives: we canvassed and were able to reach 60,000 residences, facilitated focus groups, hosted a tele-townhall event in English and Spanish that reached 38,619 residents, we strategically placed five murals throughout the city, hosted PPE events where we distributed 7,500 PPE bags to the community, and we nominated members to serve on a Complete Count Committee.

This project has earned six awards: The Public Relations Society of America Silver Anvil Award of Excellence, Bronze Anvil, Silver Anvil, and Audience Choice Award, the Advertising Research Foundation David Ogilvy Silver Award, and the American Advertising Federation 10th District Mosaic Award.

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO)

Managed the development of a research report in support of Universal Accessibility for all METRO assets, bus routes, platforms, bus rapid-transit and park & ride facilities. The report included case studies, best practices, maps and exhibits, design, universal accessibility, customer experience, planning-level schematic design(s) and budgets for implementation.

Sunnyside Redevelopment Authority / TIRZ 26

The TouchPoint Team is currently managing the economic development, public engagement, and finance strategy implementation for the Sunnyside Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone. We oversaw an annexation that doubled the Zone footprint, led the creation of the Sunnyside Redevelopment Authority and the activation of the Sunnyside Management District, and updated the Zone Financing Plan to accommodate a $20 million bonding authority.

Houston Exxon/Springwoods Redevelopment

Created a successful economic development strategy for the creation of a $90 million public-private partnership to fund critical infrastructure for a new corporate campus.

The Allen

Negotiated a Community Benefits Agreement that includes hospitality and property management internship opportunities, affordable housing commitment, Minority Business Enterprise supplier commitment, and a job training program.

Harris County Flood Control District

Developed a comprehensive public engagement plan, built a strategic stakeholder management plan, and created a public-friendly lexicon for describing flood control engineering terms to increase engagement outcomes around its $2.5 billion bond program.

Greater Southeast Management District

Authored and passed a $4 million service plan for the business and economic development of the Texas Medical Center, Museum District, UH/TSU and Midtown/Main Street corridors.

City of Houston Health Equity Response Dashboard

Led the stakeholder engagement, project vision communication, and hosted feedback sessions to provide critical input on the interactive dashboard, in order to keep the public informed of the City of Houston’s progress on COVID-19 related data and initiatives.

Houston-Galveston Area Council Livable Centers Study

The TouchPoint Team managed the Ensemble/HCC station policy recommendations and stakeholder outreach.