Tag Archives: Billion-dollar Houston firefighters deal yet to go before city council as fiscal year deadline looms

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At Wednesday’s Houston City Council meeting, up to $8 billion was on the line just ahead of the new fiscal year starting July 1. The council reviewed a $6.7 billion city budget proposal and a $650 million settlement aimed at resolving a long-standing, contentious eight-year dispute with the firefighters’ union. Controller Chris Hollins estimates that the …

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