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Tag: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner

City of Houston

City Council Prepares To Announce How It Will Implement Prop B

Andrew Schneider

Posted on January 23, 2019 · The council’s Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee will meet Thursday of next week to discuss plans for raising firefighters’ salaries to match those of police.

Tags City Council Member Dave Martin firefighters union Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner pay parity Proposition B

City of Houston

Faced With Constant Garbage, Recycling Truck Breakdowns, Houston Augments Aging Fleet

Andrew Schneider

Posted on January 16, 2019 · Newly purchased trucks won’t enter service for months. The city government will rent garbage trucks and hire an outside recycling service to bridge the gap until they do.

Tags Department of Solid Waste Management Garbage Truck Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner recycling trucks

City of Houston

UPDATE: Houston Firefighters Union To Meet With Mayor Turner To Parley Over Prop B

Andrew Schneider / HPM Digital Team

Posted on January 15, 2019 · The union is also seeking a court order "compelling the city to begin paying firefighters equally with police officers on a rank-by-rank basis."

Tags firefighters union Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association pay parity Proposition B

City of Houston

Turner Says He Will Implement Proposition B – And That Means Layoffs

Andrew Schneider

Posted on December 19, 2018 · As Houston City Council wrestles with tough spending choices, some members are using Mayor Sylvester Turner’s own warnings of an imminent fiscal crisis against him to make their point.

Tags houston city council Houston firefighters union Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner layoffs pay parity

Education News

HISD Trustees Hear Angry Public Comments Over School Partnership Idea

Gail Delaughter

Posted on December 14, 2018 · Parents and activists say they don't want non-educators taking over struggling schools.

Tags charter schools Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner SB 1882 school superintendent Texas State Legislature

City of Houston

Houston Enacts Firefighter Pay Parity, Immediately Mounts Legal Challenge

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 28, 2018 · Mayor Sylvester Turner argued the charter amendment violates state law. Opponents on City Council said the potential lawsuit amounts to defying the will of the voters.

Tags Dwight Boykins firefighters union Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner pay parity Proposition B

News

Mayor Turner To Lamar HS Students: We Care, We Hear You

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on November 27, 2018 · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner decided to sit down with Lamar High School students to talk about gun violence after he received a moving letter from a senior.

Tags Anne Sung Art Acevedo Grenita Lathan gun violence hisd Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Lamar High School mayor Mayor Sylvester Turner

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Qatar Gives Houston $2.5 Million to Help Reduce Homelessness

Andrew Schneider

Posted on October 18, 2018 · The Gulf monarchy’s donation comes as part of a campaign to aid Greater Houston’s long-term recovery from Harvey.

Tags disaster recovery harvey homelessness Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Qatar

City of Houston

Turner Warns of Deep Cuts to Houston Fire Department If Pay Parity Passes

Andrew Schneider

Posted on October 10, 2018 · Mayor Sylvester Turner says he plans to overhaul the department even if Proposition B fails. The firefighters’ union is threatening legal action.

Tags ballot initiative houston fire department Houston firefighters union Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner pay parity

City of Houston

Mayor Turner Enacts Hiring Freeze, Warning of Mass Layoffs If Pay Parity Passes

Andrew Schneider

Posted on September 26, 2018 · The Mayor says that passage of Proposition B, granting firefighters pay parity with police, would nearly double the city’s projected budget shortfall next year.

Tags firefighter pay firefighters union hiring freeze Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner pay parity

Politics

Momentum for Firefighter Pay Parity Grows, Despite Turner’s Opposition

Andrew Schneider

Posted on September 24, 2018 · The Houston Mayor argues the near-$300 million price tag for Proposition B would wreck the city’s finances. He’s having a tough time convincing voters, especially Democrats.

Tags ballot measure fire fighters firefighter pay firefighters union Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner

City of Houston

Turner Kicks Off Campaign Against Firefighter Pay Parity Amendment

Andrew Schneider

Posted on September 6, 2018 · Mayor Sylvester Turner says the ballot initiative would blow a hole in the city’s budget. The union representing Houston’s firefighters says it’s a matter of equity.

Tags 2018 election ballot initiative firefighter pay Houston firefighters union Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner

City of Houston

Turner to Neighborhoods Still Recovering from Harvey: “You Are Not Forgotten”

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 22, 2018 · The Mayor says there are hundreds, possibly thousands, of Houstonians still living in flood-damaged homes one year after the storm struck

Tags flood damage harris county harvey Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner HUD

City of Houston

Houston Puts Dedicated Drainage Fees On November 6 Ballot

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 15, 2018 · Voters won’t get to decide whether the fees stay or go, but they will get to vote on how they’re used. A Texas Supreme Court ruling eliminated restrictions that kept the City from moving collected fees into the general fund.

Tags ballot initiative drainage fee Houston elections Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner rebuild houston

News

UPDATE: Houston Facility for Migrant Children “Lacks Proper Permits to Open”

Davis Land

Posted on August 1, 2018 · The city says Southwest Key will have to reapply for permits and wait for new inspections before the facility can open

Tags Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner immigration Southwest Key sylvia garcia

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