The Houston City Council on Monday approved final design work and bidding for a $5.5 million outdoor sports complex and recreation center on Spruce Street, an ambitious project that will transform a 60-acre tract north of Houston School District sports facilities.

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Brad Gentry, a fifth-generation Texas County resident and University of Missouri journalism graduate, is the former publisher of the Houston Herald. He has served on boards, led downtown revitalization...