José Luis Martínez

2 days ago | houstonlanding.org | José Luis Martínez |Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez

In late 2013, applause echoed through Houston’s City Council chamber following the unanimous approval of a wage-theft ordinance that would enable the city to investigate, track and penalize city contractors that failed to pay employees overtime, minimum wage or any other compensation owed to them. Nearly 12 years later, the ordinance has delivered mixed results at best.

1 week ago | houstonlanding.org | José Luis Martínez |Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez

The City of Galena Park boasts on its website that “it has had efficient government administration through the years.”In reality, it’s unlikely the town’s 10,000-plus residents know how their tax dollars are being spent. That’s because the city has not posted any documents or details of its current $15.8 million budget on its website.

1 week ago | houstonlanding.org | José Luis Martínez |Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez

Receipts is a weekly spotlight on how the city of Houston and Harris County spend your tax money, with a focus on the everyday things most residents may take for granted. Got something you want us to look at? Email José at [email protected]. Anytime the city of Houston is hit with a lawsuit, taxpayers end up footing the bill. And the city gets hit with a lot of lawsuits. In fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the city’s litigation costs topped more than $7 million each year.

2 weeks ago | cuatro.com | José Luis Martínez |Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez

La basura está presente en las zonas más transitadas y turísticas pero también en los barriosEl Ayuntamiento de Madrid amenaza a los sindicatos con una multa por incumplir lo pactadoMadrid huele cada vez peor por la huelga de basuras. Y las altas temperaturas lo complican más. Según informa Montse Ávila, Dani Berbel y Hugo Domínguez, ya son cuatro días sin recogidas de basuras que están dejando imágenes como las que se pueden ver en plena puerta del Sol.

2 weeks ago | houstonlanding.org | José Luis Martínez |Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez

Receipts is a weekly spotlight on how the city of Houston and Harris County spend your tax money, with a focus on the everyday things most residents may take for granted. Got something you want us to look at? Email José at [email protected]. A few years ago, the City of Houston began testing the use of an Amazon Prime account to buy stuff. Today, city employees are hooked. From 2018 through mid-February of this year, the city spent $1.8 million on nearly 45,000 items.