2020

6 Takeaways from Mayor Turner's State of the City Address

The mayor discussed Covid-19, police reform, Silicon Bayou, the city budget, and other initiatives.

Fix Houston

How to Balance the City Budget

When you're a city government with a $5.1 billion annual budget, spending more than you earn is risky.

Ice House

We break down the issues impacting our city’s public-employee retirement system.

01/23/2017 By Adam Doster

News

Thanks in part to pension woes, the city's finances rank among the worst in the nation.

Bayougraphy

Joe Turner is transforming Houston’s parks—and all on an ever-tightening city budget. How does he do it? Teamwork.

Neighborhood Watch

A morning cruise with Houston's blight fighters

07/18/2016 By Adam Doster

Broken Glass

What happens now that glass recycling has gone the way of Astroworld?

City Hall

This may be the largest fiscal challenge Houston has faced since the Great Recession, but at least we have a "flood czar" now.

Interview

Yes, there’s more on Sylvester Turner’s mind than potholes.

02/05/2016 By Jeff Balke

Interview

Her final term may be winding down, but Annise Parker isn’t—and during what’s become a race to the finish line, our mayor takes a moment to reflect.