Houston enacts hiring freeze to boost city services, mayor says
HOUSTON — Houston will implement a city-wide hiring freeze beginning tomorrow, Mayor John Whitmire confirmed to KHOU 11 Thursday. The decision comes in response to findings from an audit conducted by ...
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire offers voluntary retirement to 2,700 city workers amid budget crunch
The retirement incentive comes on the heels of a hiring freeze. The city faces a more than $330 million projected budget ...
Sylvester Turner, Democratic congressman and former Houston mayor, dies at 70
Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died at the age of 70. Turner died peacefully ...
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Houston’s renamed sustainability office to report to mayor, continue addressing climate change
which oversaw Houston's Climate Action Plan, and create the mayor's Office of Recovery and Resilience. The newly consolidated office reports directly to the mayor, whereas the old office existed ...
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Sylvester Turner, former Houston mayor and congressman, will lie in state at city hall
Former Mayor and U.S. Rep Sylvester Turner will lie in state at Houston City Hall on Tuesday, the City of Houston announced Friday. The news was first reported by and KHOU and FOX26. Turner ...
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Rep. Sylvester Turner, former Houston mayor, dies at 70
HOUSTON - Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has died at the age of 70. Rep. Turner was elected to Texas' ...