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Turner Administration Plans Overhaul Of Retiree Health Benefits To Avert Budget Crisis
Posted on · Houston has been underfunding retiree packages for city employees for years. It’s now $2.4 billion in the red.
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Houston Matters
The City’s Retiree Health Benefit Crisis, And Erroneous Highway Tolls: The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on the stories from this week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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Houston Faces Debt Crisis Over Retiree Health Benefits
Posted on · The city has racked up $2.1 billion in unfunded liabilities, and the total is growing by $160 million a year. City Controller Chris Brown warns that, unchecked, the problem could soon reach a scale comparable to the recent pension crisis.
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Houston Matters for Mon., Nov. 18, 2013
Posted on · Earlier this year, Forbes published its list of the 25 best places to retire – 25 U.S. cities that retirees might want to consider, based on factors ranging from cost of living to taxes to medical care, crime, weather and volunteer opportunities. And while three Texas cities made the cut – Austin, College Station and […]
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Is Houston Retirement-Friendly?
Posted on · Earlier this year, Forbes published its list of the 25 best places to retire – 25 U.S. cities that retirees might want to consider, based on factors ranging from cost of living to taxes to medical care, crime, weather and volunteer opportunities. And while three Texas cities made the cut – Austin, College Station and […]