Houston Public Works is implementing a five-year plan to collect nearly $2 billion for required repairs to the city’s water ...

The increase is part of a series of rate hikes approved in 2021 as part of the City of Houston’s consent decree with the U.S.

DeMuro and lawmakers say the shortfall should not affect implementation of the consent decree, which is expected to cost $25 million to $46 million over several years. DeMuro said the decree ...

against New Mexican actions. ... [I]t is difficult to envision a resolution to this matter that might be superior to the Consent Decree [that Texas seeks].” On Friday, the Supreme Court rejected ...

The necessary improvements to the city's wastewater facilities are required by a consent decree between the City of Houston, ...

Black state senators said Maryland should honor the $2.75 million settlement of a discrimination suit involving 48 women and ...

But some leaders have recently suggested that due process is a zero-sum game, where more due process means less public safety ...

The U.S. Department of Justice requested, for a second time, a 30-day extension to file materials related to the consent decree, which would guide police reform. The extension, which was approved ...

Louisville Metro Council Republicans are seeking to submit an amicus brief opposing the city's federal consent decree, arguing that local officials should oversee police reforms. The Republicans ...