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In a show of dissent against a politically powerful and popular city leader, three members of the Houston City Council voted against Mayor John Whitmire’s $7 billion budget, which was passed by the others. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/06/05/523277/why-did-3-houston-city-council-members-vote-no-on-mayor-john-whitmires-7-billion-budget/

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After an 8-hour meeting and extended disruption by protesters on Wednesday, Houston City Council approved a $7 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which starts in July. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/06/04/523177/houston-city-council-passes-mayor-john-whitmires-7-billion-budget-after-protest-disrupts-meeting/

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About 40,000 acres of city-owned parks are likely to see overgrown grass, fewer security patrols and almost no renovation projects over the next year as the Houston parks department faces more than $4 million in proposed cuts.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/16/521596/houston-parks-department-hit-pretty-hard-by-cuts-under-proposed-budget-for-fy-2026/

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About 40,000 acres of city-owned parks are likely to see overgrown grass, fewer security patrols and almost no renovation projects over the next year as the Houston parks department faces more than $4 million in proposed cuts.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/16/521596/houston-parks-department-hit-pretty-hard-by-cuts-under-proposed-budget-for-fy-2026/

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About 40,000 acres of city-owned parks are likely to see overgrown grass, fewer security patrols and almost no renovation projects over the next year as the Houston parks department faces more than $4 million in proposed cuts.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/16/521596/houston-parks-department-hit-pretty-hard-by-cuts-under-proposed-budget-for-fy-2026/

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About 40,000 acres of city-owned parks are likely to see overgrown grass, fewer security patrols and almost no renovation projects over the next year as the Houston parks department faces more than $4 million in proposed cuts.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/16/521596/houston-parks-department-hit-pretty-hard-by-cuts-under-proposed-budget-for-fy-2026/

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About 40,000 acres of city-owned parks are likely to see overgrown grass, fewer security patrols and almost no renovation projects over the next year as the Houston parks department faces more than $4 million in proposed cuts.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/16/521596/houston-parks-department-hit-pretty-hard-by-cuts-under-proposed-budget-for-fy-2026/

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Cuts to multiple city departments are among the $289 million in slashed general fund spending from fiscal year 2025 to 2026, according to a proposed budget document presented Tuesday by Houston Mayor John Whitmire.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/06/520668/houston-mayor-unveils-2026-budget-with-nearly-290-million-in-cuts-promises-no-reduction-in-services/

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Houston City Controller Chris Hollins warned that the city will likely need some combination of tax hikes and spending cuts to afford a proposed legal settlement with its firefighters’ union.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2024/05/06/486733/controller-hollins-paying-for-firefighters-settlement-will-likely-require-tax-hikes-and-budget-cuts/

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