Houston's city-wide hiring freeze will go into effect Monday, March 9, according to city officials. The decision comes in ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire is planning to implement a hiring freeze in the coming days that will impact all city departments ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday announced the city is implementing a citywide hiring freeze beginning this week, as ...

Whitmire wants to implement a hiring freeze in the city government. As of September, the city had nearly 5,000 vacant ...

Thousands of open positions at the City of Houston will remain unfilled once a hiring freeze goes into effect today.

The retirement incentive comes on the heels of a hiring freeze. The city faces a more than $330 million projected budget ...

Mayor John Whitmire says City of Houston employees should expect citywide restructuring and offered a one-time retirement ...

Mayor John Whitmire said Houston's citywide hiring freeze will address overstaffing while exempting public safety departments. This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11.

HOUSTON — Houston will implement a city-wide hiring freeze beginning tomorrow, Mayor John Whitmire confirmed to KHOU 11 Thursday. The decision comes in response to findings from an audit conducted by ...

The mayor told ABC13 that public safety, including Houston's fire and police departments, will be spared, but all other ...

Houston is offering voluntary buyouts to retirement-eligible employees to tackle budget challenges while avoiding layoffs.

Mayor John Whitmire is expected to implement a hiring freeze later this month in Houston to improve the city’s efficiency, ...