FILE – Houston Mayor John Whitmire at City Hall on May 8, 2024. Houston City Council's Ethics and Governance Committee postponed its meeting on Thursday — marking the fourth missed meeting since Mayor ...

Hollins, in a financial report to council Wednesday, told officials the court’s decision delivered a “gut punch” to city finances that would balloon the city’s already large deficit to more than $300 ...

Hollins has been calling for an emergency task force to address a more than $330 million budget deficit. Mayor John Whitmire said the city controller should “stop playing politics with a serious ...

Whitmire earlier this month presented a $7 billion budget with no added fees for residents and no tax increases. The city’s budget deficit of around $106 million will be eradicated by dipping into the ...

TEXAS, USA — The city of Houston is facing a gigantic hole in its budget, and if city leaders can’t find a way to come up with $320 million, the city’s chief financial officer says jobs will be on the ...

The City of Houston controller is laying out his criticism of the mayor's budget proposal as the two top elected officials continue to be at odds over the issue. Mayor John Whitmire's administration ...

The Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association (HPFFA) and City Controller Chris Hollins are at odds over increased overtime spending, projected to surge by $72 million for the city's Fire, Police ...

“These laws restrict our ability to work with the most-qualified and capable firms, increasing costs and limiting the tools that we have to serve our taxpayers effectively,” Houston Controller Chris ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins wants a guarantee that drive-thru votes will count in this election. On Tuesday, Hollins sent a letter to Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs ...

A Houston City Council member is trying to pass a new law to make clubs and dance halls more transparent about their dress codes after he was denied entry to a club with Controller Chris Hollins ...