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Houston

CITY
~2.3M residents · Mayor · city council
★★★★★93 / 100above avg TX cities
Operating within capacity
Reserves at 40% of operations
FY25 Budget
$4.98B
40.0% vs FY24
Tax Rate
$0.5192 / $100
Per $100
Debt / Resident
$6,689
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Budget Briefing

Budget Briefing

Budget, Spending, Payroll, Debt, Audits
Adopted Budget
$4.98B
FY25 Budget
Tax Rate
$0.5192 / $100
Per $100 valuation
Debt / Resident
$6,689
Latest published figure
Financial Coverage
3/3
Budget, spending, contracts
Bond Debt
$15.36B
General obligation + revenue bonds

Tax Rate Gap

Derived
  • • Gap vs NNR: -0.0007
  • • Headroom to voter approval: 0.0505
  • • Fiscal year: 2024
Computed from Comptroller adopted, no-new-revenue, and voter-approval rates.

Pension Health

PRB
  • • Funded ratio: 0.93%
  • • Amortization period: 9.1 years
  • • Plan: Houston Firefighters' Relief & Retirement Fund
TX Pension Review Board actuarial pipeline.

Budget

Available Here
  • • Adopted budget: $4.98B (FY25 Budget)
  • • Budget delta: 40.0% vs FY24
  • • Amendments / actuals: partial coverage
Coverage confirmed in CivicBrief.
Source: houstontx.gov

Spending

Available Here
  • • Vendor spending: tied to contracts/procurement coverage
  • • Check register: likely covered in entity portal
  • • Transaction-level depth varies by jurisdiction
Coverage confirmed in CivicBrief.
Source: houstontx.gov

Payroll

Available Here
  • • Payroll records: mapped under Spending & Payroll
  • • Compensation data: available here
  • • Role-level granularity may vary
Coverage confirmed in CivicBrief.
Source: houstontx.gov

Debt

Available Here
  • • Debt outstanding: $15.36B
  • • Bond debt: $15.36B
  • • Debt per resident: $6,689
  • • Tax rate context: $0.5192 / $100 per $100
  • • Debt instruments and schedules depend on source publication
Coverage confirmed in CivicBrief.
Source: houstontx.gov

Audits

Available Here
  • • Annual audit coverage is tracked with budget/financial publication
  • • Audit references: available in entity portal
  • • See source link for fiscal-year artifacts
Coverage confirmed in CivicBrief.
Source: houstontx.gov

Recent Meetings

Houston agenda portalDate Pending
Houston · Date pending
Check the official agenda portal for posted meetings

Latest Updates

FY25 source snapshot loaded
FY25 Budget 40.0% vs FY24
Open data refresh for city records