Local NewsTaxes & SpendingCity of Houston Asks Voters to Approve $478 Million in New Bond Debt
The $478 million bond referendum package will cover seven loosely defined categories, but the city will not commit to specific projects.
The $478 million bond referendum package will cover seven loosely defined categories, but the city will not commit to specific projects.
Amid ongoing litigation over firefighter compensation, the Houston City Council approved a contract negotiated between Mayor Sylvester Turner and the police union.
A uniquely bipartisan group is seeking to change Houston’s city charter that currently concentrates control of the council’s legislative agenda in the hands of the mayor.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner faces yet another allegation of mismanagement, this time in a lawsuit over diversion of voter-approved drainage and street funds.
State Senator Royce West (D-Dallas) announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate today, adding his name to the list of Democrats challenging Sen. John Cornyn.
The entrance of Sue Lovell into the Houston mayoral race is the latest sign that incumbent Mayor Sylvester Turner faces a competitive election.
Sean Krieger has been trying to connect his house to the sewer line for well over a year, but the City of Houston's bureaucratic process is delaying that.