The city of Houston is staring at a $100 million bill, while also staring at a deficit. Here’s how they might solve it
Houston’s top financial officer said before this decision, the city was already staring down a deficit that spans hundreds of ...
'A real gut punch': Houston controller warns city budget crisis is worsening
Houston City Controller Chris Hollins issued a dire warning to City Council on Wednesday that Houston is near running out of ...
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Houston ordered to spend money it doesn't have on street, drainage improvements after losing lawsuit
Houston is going to run out of money within the next year -- that's the warning from the city controller. After losing a ...
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Houston's top finance official says he may not certify city's next budget as deficit grows
After a lawsuit loss, the city must come up with an additional $100 million each year to spend on roads and drainage. The ...
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‘A real gut punch’ — Houston budget deficit balloons after court ruling on infrastructure spending
City officials are grappling with a $100 million price tag for required spending on streets and drainage. The city now faces ...
Texas Supreme Court ruling compounds Houston’s growing budget crisis
"We are rapidly approaching a point where, without significant budget cuts or new revenue, certifying the budget may no ...
How Houston’s annexation war reshaped its borders and changed urban expansion in Texas
How did Houston get so big? We take a look at the city's moves to annex more land and cities in the 1960s, an effort that ...
Why this busy downtown Houston street is being abandoned by the city
A busy street outside the George R. Brown Convention Center is about to be abandoned by the city. Polk Street near George R. Brown and across from The Rustic, a restaurant and music venue, will soon ...
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Houston traffic fatalities rose to record numbers in 2024 as city lags on previous Vision Zero goals
A total of 301 people in Houston died last year as a result of a traffic crash, according to data from the Texas Department ...
The next ambassador to Costa Rica may be a Houston doughnut shop owner
Melinda Hildebrand, who is publicly known as the owner of a Houston doughnut shop, was nominated to serve under the Trump ...