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City Controller Chris Brown says the approaching end of federal COVID relief funds means Houston can no longer put off dealing with structural budget deficit of up to $300 million. Massive layoffs could be the result.
At $6.2 billion, Houston's proposed budget for the next fiscal year proposes to increase pay for police, fire, and municipal employees.
On Wednesday's show: School vouchers, online sports betting, and efforts to pass a budget -- we talk through what is and what is not happening in the Texas Legislature in this week’s political roundup.
Texas Lifts Mask Mandate Despite Dire Warnings About Fourth Wave Bloomberg 3/03/2021 Joe Carroll and Paul Stinson © Bloomberg People receive Moderna Covid-19 vaccines at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Feb. 11. (Bloomberg) -- Texas Governor Greg Abbott lifted the mask mandate and other anti-pandemic restrictions, defying warnings from health officials about the perils of dropping those precautions too soon. Effective March 10, all businesses will be allowed to open at full capacity, Abbott said during a media briefing in Lubbock on Tuesday. Although ...
Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to end an order intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 42,000 Texans.