The Metropolitan Transit Authority took over the Houston Police Department's $25 million traffic enforcement budget, according to a financial update received at Tuesday's City Council meeting.

Together, police and fire department spending make up 53% of the city's total general fund, which is stocked using Houstonian's property taxes. Solid waste also got a bump of around $1.8 million ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire has signaled warmth towards the police union ahead of contract negotiations. The requested raises and additional officers are complicated by a challenging budget deficit.

The Houston City Council approved pay raises for the police department during a budget proposal meeting on Wednesday. A new HPD contract gives officers a 36.5% pay raise over the next five years.

City of Houston Mayor John Whitmire considering 5% budget cuts, exempting police and fire. The new fiscal year begins in July and the city is anticipating a budgetary gap of about $160 million.

Houston Fire Department firefighters extinguished an RV that was on fire on the 8800 block of Crestview Drive on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Houston.

In his proposed budget, the fire department receives an increase of around $40 million. The police department receives nearly $3 million more, the health department receives $1.7 million extra ...

Houston police officers are set to receive 36.5% in raises over the next five years, in addition to a host of other new benefits, Mayor John Whitmire announced Friday, less than 24 hours after ...

Houston Police Department: projected to exceed 2025 budget by $26.1 million Solid Waste: projected to exceed 2025 budget by $3.1 million On Wednesday, Houston Mayor John Whitmire pushed back on ...

The Metropolitan Transit Authority took over the Houston Police Department's $25 million traffic enforcement budget, according to a financial update received at Tuesday's City Council meeting ...