Recent News and Discussions About Houston Police Layoffs
Mayor’s Office PRess Release – City of Houston
https://www.houstontx.gov/mayor/press/2022/one-year-arpa-anniversary.html
Mar 11, 2022 — But for the funds from ARPA being made available, there would have been significant budgetary cuts and layoffs of Houston police officers, …
HPD receiving more than $6 million in grant funding to hire …
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-police-department-receiving-grant-funding-for-more-officers/285-f6888ed4-3d52-4f25-b71e-c7900a44fb48
Nov 18, 2021 — The Houston Police Department is expected to receive a nice, big check from the federal government to hire at least 50 police officers.
Houston OKs $5.1 billion budget that increases police …
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/Houston-passes-5-1B-budget-that-avoids-steep-15330947.php
Jun 11, 2020 — Houston’s city council passed Mayor Sylvester Turner’s spending plan … The police department takes up more than a third of the tax- and …
Houston passes FY22 $5.1B budget that avoids budget cuts …
Houston passes FY22 $5.1B budget that avoids budget cuts, layoffs
Jun 3, 2021 — The FY 2022 police department budget rose to $984 million while the fire department received $514 million. The city’s housing department came in …
Houston mayor calls for more funding for social services to …
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/19/houston-police-sylvester-turner/
Jun 19, 2020 — “We ask our police officers to do way too much,” Turner said at a policing roundtable event featuring U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, among …
Police Layoffs Likely in Houston After Judge’s Pay-Parity Ruling
https://www.route-fifty.com/public-safety/2018/12/police-layoffs-houston/153662/
Dec 19, 2018 — “We have done everything in our power to stop the catastrophic effects of Prop B,” the Houston Police Officers’ Union said in a statement.
Houston Police Department looking to hire more officers amid …
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/now-hiring-hpd-has-put-out-the-help-wanted-sign
Jan 19, 2022 — More officers could mean less crime in Houston. Do you have what it takes to become a Houston Police officer? HPD is now hiring more …
Houston furloughs: Up to 3000 city employees to face … – ABC13
https://abc13.com/houston-furloughs-city-of-employee-mayor-turner/6175746/
May 12, 2020 — Despite the furloughs, Turner said there will be no layoffs and that much of the budget involved personnel, adding it’s hard to close the …
Houston’s budget shortfall of $200M likely worse than … – ABC13
https://abc13.com/city-of-houston-budget-shortfall-200-million-layoffs-and-cuts-in-are-likely-due-to-rodeo-cancelation-will-likele-costs-10-sale-tax-revenue/10315556/
Feb 5, 2021 — The City of Houston is looking at a budget shortfall upwards of $200 million, meaning layoffs and cuts to city services are likely.
Proposition B ruling invalidates layoffs, Mayor Turner says
https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/public-safety/2019/05/15/proposition-b-ruled-unconstitutional/
May 15, 2019 — The Houston Police Officer Union President Joe Gamaldi said the Police Officers Union is pleased with the outcome and hopes the firefighters …