#drainagefund — Public Fediverse posts

The City of Houston on Wednesday took another step toward settling a years-long legal battle over its spending on streets and drainage, with city council unanimously approving a settlement with the plaintiffs. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/14/521286/houston-city-council-greenlights-gradual-increases-to-streets-and-drainage-fund-as-part-of-lawsuit-settlement/

#CityOfHouston #Flooding #Houston #HoustonMayor #Infrastructure #Local #News #DrainageFund #HoustonBudgetDeficit #HoustonCityCouncil #HoustonDrainage #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonStreets

Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced a deal on Wednesday with the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over city spending on streets and drainage, slashing what would have been a more than $330 million budget deficit to about $220 million. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/04/16/518969/city-of-houston-slashes-budget-deficit-as-mayor-reaches-deal-with-plaintiffs-in-streets-and-drainage-lawsuit/

#CityOfHouston #Court #Finances #Flooding #Houston #HoustonMayor #Infrastructure #Local #News #DrainageFund #HoustonBudgetDeficit #HoustonDrainage #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HoustonStreets

The City of Houston must allocate more money to street and drainage projects after the Texas Supreme Court on Friday declined to consider its appeal in a longstanding legal challenge brought by two local engineers.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/01/31/512690/houston-money-drainage-fund-texas-supreme-court-rejects-appeal/

#CityOfHouston #Court #Flooding #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #DrainageFund #FourteenthCourtOfAppeals #HoustonDrainage #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #TexasSupremeCourt