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Houston Pay Raises Under The Microscope

Houston Pay Raises Under The Microscope

Author: Patriot Talk 920 AM August 24, 2026 Duration: 1:43:02
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Houston is full of “big moves” right now, and some of them land a lot closer to your wallet than you might think. I start with a quick community invite for our Pistols and Pizza event at Aegis Arms, then we pivot into the kind of local politics story that always raises eyebrows: major pay increases for City of Houston and Harris County elected officials, including new salary caps and large countywide bumps. Raises are not evil by default, but it hits differently when budgets stay tight and ta...

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