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

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

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

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

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.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday announced the city is implementing a citywide hiring freeze beginning this week, as ...

"The mayor believes a hiring freeze is an opportunity to cut expenses, ensuring that our personnel needs are reassessed to ...

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

Whitmire wants to implement a hiring freeze in the city government. As of September, the city had nearly 5,000 vacant ...

Mayor John Whitmire said Houston's citywide hiring freeze will address overstaffing while exempting public safety departments. This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11.

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

Houston will implement a city-wide hiring freeze beginning tomorrow, Mayor John Whitmire confirmed to KHOU 11 Thursday. The ...