Posted on · Proposition A would allow the City to issue $1 billion in pension obligation bonds and it is essential for the mayor's pension reform plan to succeed
Posted on · Political reporter Andrew Schneider brings you an in depth look at Houston's 2017 election. The City of Houston is seeking voter approval for five bonds to raise roughly $1.5 Billion for pensions and capital improvements
Posted on · The second installment of a week long series where political reporter Andrew Schneider looks into the 2017 election. The $1 billion bond on the 2017 ballot would stabilize police, firefighter, and municipal employee retirement plans that have gone underfunded for years
Posted on · The mayor doesn’t want to take risks with the final step of his pension reform plan.
Posted on · Pres. Donald Trumpâs decision Thursday (June 1, 2017) to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord may have instant geopolitical impact, but what about on the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the climate we have here in Houston today and in the future? On this edition of Houston Matters, we […]
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on […]
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner called on House and Senate negotiators to strike out amendments that would make the reform plan prohibitively expensive.
Posted on · It’s time again for our weekly political roundup and analysis of national, state and local political stories. This week, we discuss everything from Congress reaching a deal to fund the government, to President Trump and North Korea, and the latest attempt to pass a health care bill. Also we look at several issues in the […]
Posted on · Nonetheless, the investment firm is holding off on reconsidering the City’s rating until the end of the legislative session in Austin.
Posted on · The boards for HPD and municipal workers agree on 95 percent of the plan as it will be presented to the Legislature, but Turner notes the firefighters “are not moving as fast.”
Posted on · A couple of weeks ago (Oct. 26, 2016), the Houston City Council passed a resolution of support for Mayor Sylvester Turner’s proposal to reform the city’s pensions system. As News 88.7 reported, the deal includes $2.5 billion in benefit reductions, changes to annual cost of living adjustments and increased employee contributions. Mayor Turner says the […]
Posted on · A couple of weeks ago, the Houston City Council passed a resolution of support for Mayor Sylvester Turner’s proposal to reform the city’s pensions system. As News 88.7 reported, the deal includes $2.5 billion in benefit reductions, changes to annual cost of living adjustments and increased employee contributions. Mayor Turner says the proposal will lower […]
Posted on · All members of the City Council voted in favor except for Mike Knox.