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Houston gears up for city-wide hiring freeze starting Monday
Houston's city-wide hiring freeze will go into effect Monday, March 9, according to city officials. The decision comes in response to findings from an audit conducted by accounting firm Ernst and Young.
Houston to implement hiring freeze for all departments except fire and police, mayor's office says
Houston Mayor John Whitmire is planning to implement a hiring freeze in the coming days that will impact all city departments except fire and police, a city spokesperson confirmed. While an exact timeline has not been decided on,
Houston Mayor John Whitmire plans forthcoming citywide hiring freeze
Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday announced the city is implementing a citywide hiring freeze beginning this week, as first reported by ABC 13's Shannon Ryan.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire plans hiring freeze as city faces more than $330 million budget deficit
Whitmire wants to implement a hiring freeze in the city government. As of September, the city had nearly 5,000 vacant positions.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire enforces a citywide hiring freeze in response to the city's $350 million budget deficit
The mayor told ABC13 that public safety, including Houston's fire and police departments, will be spared, but all other departments will be subject to the hiring freeze.
Houston enacts hiring freeze to boost city services, mayor says
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 accounting firm Ernst and Young.
ABC13 sits down with Houston Mayor Whitmire about a citywide hiring freeze
The mayor told ABC13 that public safety, including Houston's fire and police departments, will be spared, but all other departments will be subject to the hiring freeze.
Houston mayor plans hiring freeze for city positions
The freeze follows a third-party report on the City of Houston's $300 million budget shortfall. The results are in for Donald Trump’s address to Congress—and they’re bad.
Houston to undergo hiring freeze on Friday, mayor says
Thousands of open positions at the City of Houston will remain unfilled once a hiring freeze goes into effect on Friday.
Mayor John Whitmire to enforce citywide hiring freeze in Houston
Mayor John Whitmire is expected to implement a hiring freeze later this month in Houston to improve the city’s efficiency, his spokesperson, Mary Benton confirmed with Community Impact.
Supervisors reject LA County CEO’s hiring freeze, but her plan will be back
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors rejected a proposed hiring freeze on Tuesday night, saying the plan from the county’s chief executive officer was rushed, unclear and confusing. “There is too much in it that wasn’t explained,
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Houston representatives testify at state's first DOGE meeting in Austin
ABC13 asked Mayor Whitmire about his decision to send leaders of his administration to speak on the panel, which is named ...
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Emory University Enacts Hiring Freeze in Response to Federal Funding Changes
Emory University has announced a hiring freeze due to changes in federal funding, joining other universities in financial ...