City of Houston halts most hiring

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 enforces hiring freeze on thousands of vacant jobs | CW39 Houston
Thousands of open positions at the City of Houston will remain unfilled once a hiring freeze goes into effect today.
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 gears up for citywide hiring freeze starting March 10
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.
City of Houston hiring freeze takes effect amid $350M budget shortfall
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In a continued effort to make the city more efficient, Mayor Whitmire has issued a citywide hiring freeze that took effect today. Only 10 positions are listed on the ...
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.
City of Houston hiring freeze starts March 10
The hiring freeze comes after an audit revealed waste in the government. Police and fire departments aren't affected.
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire offers voluntary retirement to 2,700 city workers amid budget crunch
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City of Houston offering retirement payout to eligible employees
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