Houston Comptroller Chris Hollins clanging the alarm bell, reporting the city is on pace to bust its overtime budget for cops, firefighters and trash haulers by $70 million.

There was a warning to Houston city leaders about a major crisis brewing citing ongoing payment of record overtime wages to ...

Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin (right) plans to put forward a proposal renaming the downtown stretch of Bagby Street ...

On Tuesday, Hollins released a new report that says over $72 million in overtime spending is budgeted to the city’s solid waste, police and fire departments for fiscal year 2025. The city is already ...

Houston City Controller Chris Hollins warns of a financial crisis due to excessive overtime costs for police, firefighters, and trash collectors, while Mayor Whitmire dismisses the concerns as ...

The City of Houston is paying out more overtime than ever despite a $330 million budget deficit. Now, the controller's office ...

As the City of Houston faces a more than $330 million budget deficit, the fire, police and solid waste departments’ projected ...

Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday pushed back against a report by the controller’s office that showed the city is on track to ...

A Hawaii boat captain who rebuilt her whale-watching tour business after losing three boats in the deadly 2023 Lahaina ...

The Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association and City Controller Chris Hollins are at odds over a projected $72 million ...

According to the Controller's office, the City of Houston is on pace to bust the budget for overtime by $72 million this ...

The city budgeted $65 million for overtime in fiscal year 2025. The actual cost could reach $137 million, the controller’s ...