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As the City of Houston faces a more than $330 million budget deficit, the fire, police and solid waste departments’ projected ...

Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin (right) plans to put forward a proposal renaming the downtown stretch of Bagby Street ...

The City of Houston is paying out more overtime than ever despite a $330 million budget deficit. Now, the controller's office ...

A new report showed a $72 million overtime surge within the City of Houston's Solid Waste, police and fire departments.

There was a warning to Houston city leaders about a major crisis brewing citing ongoing payment of record overtime wages to ...

According to the Controller's office, the City of Houston is on pace to bust the budget for overtime by $72 million this ...

According to the City of Houston Controller's Office, the overtime pay to vital municipal workers is deepening the city's ...

Houston City Controller Chris Hollins warns of a financial crisis due to excessive overtime costs for police, firefighters, and trash collectors, while Mayor Whitmire dismisses the concerns as ...