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Houstonians Urged To Participate In State Flood Planning Process
Posted on · Texas Water Development Board officials hosted a town hall about how to spend almost $800 million in flood mitigation funding.
Posted on · Texas Water Development Board officials hosted a town hall about how to spend almost $800 million in flood mitigation funding.
Posted on · Harris County Judge Ed Emmett laid out what he believes the region needs from the next Texas Legislature in order to continue rebuilding after Harvey. Those goals put him on a collision course with Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick.
Posted on · Governor Greg Abbott will come to Houston later this month to meet with Mayor Sylvester Turner and City Council members to discuss Harvey relief. Turner and his colleagues plan to make the point that Abbott’s reluctance to use the fund has made it harder to get Congress to pay for flood control projects
Posted on · "The weight system is basically like a member's only jacket or parachute pants, we don't use them anymore!" - Jay Aiyer, co-host of Party Politics, on how he thinks Texas' funding of schools is antiquated.
Posted on · The mayor underlined that Houston is "the leading economic engine of Texas"
Posted on · Abbott on debris removal funds, the $81 million relief plan, and the Rainy Day Fund
Posted on · In the wake of Harvey, he is calling for revising the flood plain maps, building a third reservoir using the Rainy Day Fund and ordinance making power for the county
Posted on · Most of the financial aid will go to debris removal and rebuilding, Houston Mayor said.
Posted on · Our panel of non-experts weighs in on the stories from this week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · The Mayor notes the City needs to purchase additional insurance.
Posted on · Governor Abbott rejected a request from Mayor Turner, whom he accused of using the disaster as an excuse to raise property taxes.
Posted on · Tapping the Rainy Day Fund has always been a political hot potato, but a debate has already started over how much of the $10 billion fund the state should use for Harvey disaster relief.
Posted on · The Texas Taxpayers and Research Association recently released a report exploring the creation and original purpose of the state's Economic Stabilization Fund, better known as the “rainy day fund." The report includes the history of the fund and analysis of how it has been used in the budget process over the past 30 years. We […]
Posted on · The Texas Taxpayers and Research Association recently released a report exploring the creation and original purpose of the state's Economic Stabilization Fund, better known as the “rainy day fund." The report includes the history of the fund and analysis of how it has been used in the budget process over the past 30 years. On […]
Posted on · Much of the focus of next month’s election has been, naturally, on candidates for major offices in Houston and across Texas, including a local race for District Attorney, and statewide elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. There’s also a proposition to voters on the ballot. HJR 1, if approved, would allocate half of the general […]