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Turner Spent $400 Million without City Council approval . . . And Look for Your Water Rates to Go Up Even MoreTurner Spent $400 Million without City Council approval . . . And Look for Your Water Rates to Go Up Even More

Turner Spent $400 Million without City Council approval . . . And Look for Your Water Rates to Go Up Even More

March 7, 2019

Stunning information released at this week's Budget & Fiscal Affairs Committee of the Houston City Council raises new questions

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The Fire Fighter Pay Debacle: How Did We Get into this Mess?The Fire Fighter Pay Debacle: How Did We Get into this Mess?

The Fire Fighter Pay Debacle: How Did We Get into this Mess?

March 5, 2019

Last Friday, Sylvester Turner issued a rambling, three-page letter in which he blamed Houston voters and Houston fire

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Turner's Pothole Misinformation CampaignTurner's Pothole Misinformation Campaign

Turner's Pothole Misinformation Campaign

February 25, 2019

Sylvester Turner’s press conference on potholes this week was masterful misdirection. Most of the media headlines were that Turner

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Just in Case You Thought the City Had Solved its Pension ProblemsJust in Case You Thought the City Had Solved its Pension Problems

Just in Case You Thought the City Had Solved its Pension Problems

January 23, 2019

We now have audits for the City and its three pension plans for the first full year of operation

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City Continues to Skimp on Street SpendingCity Continues to Skimp on Street Spending

City Continues to Skimp on Street Spending

January 12, 2019

The recently issued annual financial report (“CAFR”) for the City once again shows that it is continuing to cut

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City’s Net Assets Plunge by over $1 BillionCity’s Net Assets Plunge by over $1 Billion

City’s Net Assets Plunge by over $1 Billion

December 27, 2018

The recently issued annual financial report (“CAFR”) for the City once again shows that it is continuing to cut

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