Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner says his top priority for the 86th Legislature is getting lawmakers to tap the Rainy Day Fund, in order to obtain the local matching funds Houston needs for access to federal disaster assistance.
Posted on · Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says the fund now holds nearly $12.5 billion. He wants to invest more of it as a hedge against inflation.
Posted on · Judge Ed Emmett says there’s “no question” Harris County needs another reservoir, in addition to the Addicks and Barker, to protect the region against floods like the ones Harvey spawned. Preliminary estimates put the price of construction at $500 million.
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 governor says he can use the state’s “rainy day fund” on his own authority. But the House’s top appropriator says he needs lawmakers’ approval.
Posted on · He also underscores the Port of Houston as one of the biggest economic engines.