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Mayor Parker Unveils New Budget: Emphasizes No Tax Increases, No Layoffs, and Very Few Frills

(Chris Moran, Houston Chronicle) Mayor Annise Parker has proposed a $2 billion general fund budget that includes plans to increase curbside recycling, restore night and weekend hours to the city’s 311 assistance line and open a sobering center as an alternative to jail for people whose only crime is being drunk. What Parker emphasized in unveiling …

Mayor Parker Unveils New Budget: Emphasizes No Tax Increases, No Layoffs, and Very Few Frills”