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The Houston Police Department ( HPD) is the primary municipal law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. With approximately 5,300 officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel it is the fifth-largest municipal police department, serving the fourth-largest city in the United States. Its headquarters are at 1200 Travis in Downtown Houston .
The Houston Independent School District ( HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas, and the eighth-largest in the United States. [3] Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities in addition to some unincorporated areas. Like most districts in Texas, it is independent of the city of Houston and all ...
The following is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas .
Ridenour said the annual cost for the 10% civilian employee raises was between $200,000 and $300,000. It applies to full-time employees only and does not include elected officials. The mayor said ...
The mayor's proposed budget takes a business-like approach to prioritizing critical services for Houstonians while making bold choices to confront the City of Houston's needs, resources, and ...
Houston City Council. The Houston City Council is a city council for the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas . The Council has sixteen members: eleven from council districts and five elected at-large. The members of the Council are elected every four years, with the most recent election being held in 2023 and the next being held in 2027.
As of the 2010 U.S. census, the county had a population of 4.1 million, making it the most populous county in Texas and the third most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston. The Harris County Sheriff's Office has approximately 3,500 employees and is the largest sheriff 's office in the state of Texas and the sixth largest in the nation. The number one and two largest ...
A City of Houston employee was killed after being hit by a METRO bus Friday morning in Downtown Houston while walking across the street.