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Mayor Whitmire unveils study on waste as Houston faces daunting budget deficit
Houston Mayor John Whitmire repeatedly pointed to the study as an opportunity to cut unnecessary spending and duplication.
Texas to execute man for 2004 murders of strip club manager and friend
A Texas man who murdered his strip club manager and another man, then later prompted a massive lockdown of the state prison ...
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Mayor Whitmire releases efficiency audit of city departments, actual savings still unknown
Mayor John Whitmire repeatedly has pointed to the pending audit as his reason to reject a property tax rate increase or ...
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Audit finds inefficiencies in City of Houston's operations
An audit found several inefficiencies in how the City of Houston spends money and how employees are structured. Ernst& Young conducted the study that cost $580,000 and was unanimously approved by ...
Houston begins negotiations with HPD union officials. Here's what they are discussing.
The city began negotiations this month with Houston police union officials on a new contract, with the current set to expire ...
Trees, not trash: Fifth Ward’s $20M plan to tackle pollution and illegal dumping
HOUSTON — The Fifth Ward community can expect to see $20 million worth of change thanks to a grant from the Environmental ...