'The math doesn't add up': Houston controller challenges Whitmire budget plan

"This budget shifts costs onto working families" ...
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Houston controller criticized city spending, records show office request $4,000 couch

Records obtained by KPRC 2 News show Houston Controller Chris Hollins’ office requested approval for a nearly $4,000 sofa ...
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Houston Controller warns of mounting city deficit, mayor disagrees

HOUSTON - Houston's elected "financial watchdog" Controller Chris Hollins issued a stark warning to city leaders that municipal government is sinking deeper and deeper into the red. Hollins' warning ...
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Mayor Whitmire reveals budget plan intended to relieve Houston’s fiscal headache

A set of proposed structural reforms would not balance the city’s budget indefinitely, but would stave off a need for ...
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Houston mayor unveils $7.5 billion budget proposal; trash fee, revenue changes spark debate

Houston Mayor John Whitmire has unveiled a $7.5 billion budget proposal that includes a new trash administrative fee and ...
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Houston city leaders vote against raising property tax rate despite unclear plan for ballooning deficit

Pictured are Mayor John Whitmire and members of the Houston City Council on June 4, 2025. For the second time in as many years, the Houston City Council granted Mayor John Whitmire's request to not ...

Houston leaders clash over rising fire department overtime costs

Tensions are rising at City Hall after Chris Hollins highlighted $73 million in fire department overtime. Firefighters say ...
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Overtime spending is worsening Houston’s budget problems, city controller says

HOUSTON, Texas — A day after briefing the city’s budget committee, Houston City Council heard a full report Wednesday from Controller Chris Hollins on the city’s overtime spending. “In short, the city ...