The retirement incentive comes on the heels of a hiring freeze. The city faces a more than $330 million projected budget ...

Houston is offering voluntary buyouts to retirement-eligible employees to tackle budget challenges while avoiding layoffs.

In a letter sent to city employees Thursday, Whitmire wrote that the city will be offering a “one-time Voluntary Municipal ...

Mayor John Whitmire says City of Houston employees should expect citywide restructuring and offered a one-time retirement ...

An independent meteorologist who relies on the National Weather Service details the risk the public faces from staff cuts.

Texas lawmakers propose a bill to create an office to investigate complaints against universities and give more power to governing boards.

Houston's hiring freeze is now in effect as the city battles a $350 million budget shortfall. Here's what it means for city services.

Thousands of open positions at the City of Houston will remain unfilled once a hiring freeze goes into effect today.

HOUSTON — Houston's city-wide hiring freeze will go into effect Monday, March 9, according to city officials. The decision ...

The IRS also remains under a hiring freeze as the busy tax season continues. Experts worry that the freeze and mass layoffs could affect refunds, taxpayer services and more this tax season.

HOUSTON — Houston will implement a city-wide hiring freeze beginning tomorrow, Mayor John Whitmire confirmed to KHOU 11 Thursday. The decision comes in response to findings from an audit conducted by ...

The freeze follows a third-party report on the City of Houston's $300 million budget shortfall. The results are in for Donald ...