ProGov21 Policy Library

This ordinance designates Houston's Washington Avenue Corridor as a parking benefit district. All fees and revenues generated from the use of parking meters in a parking benefit district shall be used to fund administrative costs of parking meters (i.e. signage, enforcement, maintenance)...

Local governments can require public contractors to provide health benefits to their workers, which improves labor standards and enhances competition between bidders. This executive order establishes the city of Houston's "Pay or Play Program," which requires public contracts to either...

This executive order mandates a living wage for workers in Houston's aviation industry. It creates a wage rate increase schedule, sets provisions for applying tip credit to wages, and allows workers to continue bargaining for additional wage increases. ...