HOUSTON, Texas — The state’s largest city is under a boil water notice after water pressure dropped during a power outage at a water purification plant. The notice went to residents of Houston and Harris County on Sunday.
HOUSTON, Texas — The City of Houston is now under a boil water notice for the residents of the state’s largest city. The notice comes on top of more than 300,000 Houston residents who are without electricity.
The Supreme Court of Texas heard oral arguments today in a case where Houston taxpayers sued urging that subsidizing employment benefits for the spouse of a same-sex couple is illegal. Lawyers for the taxpayers describe the case as “the only one of its kind in the nation.”
The Library of Islamic Knowledge officially opened last weekend in downtown Houston. Mayor Sylvester Turner, joined by former Houston Rockets Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, cut the ribbon of the lavish $2.5 million dollar library housed within the Islamic Da’wah Center.
The City of Houston has become swamped by its debt owed to employee pension funds.The Laura & John Arnold Foundation recently issued a very clear report on the condition of the City of Houston Pension funding. The eleven-page report is titled, “Swamped: How Pension Debt is Sinking the Bayou City,” is attached at the bottom of this article.
The City of Houston appears to be following the path of the nation of Greece in terms of financial ruin. News sources daily are keeping us appraised of the continuing Greek debt crisis. Greece has a debt of 170% of their Gross National Product.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a nondiscrimination ordinance for the gay and transgender communities must be repealed or put to referendum in a public vote by the Houston city council.
HOUSTON, Texas — A Texas lawyer has filed a lawsuit, and is attempting to have it declared a class action, against the City of Houston for the possibly illegal collection of drainage fees. The fees are one of the results of the 2010 Prop 1 “Rain Tax” charter amendment election which is in danger of being thrown out after a recent Texas Supreme Court ruling.
Editor’s Note: This article was authored by and submitted to Breitbart Texas by Bill Frazer, CPA.
HOUSTON, Texas – Bill Frazer will formally announce his campaign for Houston City Controller tonight at an event in West Houston. Before the announcement, Frazer sat down with Breitbart Texas for an exclusive interview in which he laid out the issues
