HOUSTON – If council members have their way, you could be spending more money while parking your car in Houston.
A lot is going on in the nation’s fourth-largest city, and keeping tabs on everything is daunting. KPRC 2 Investigates has a team dedicated to reviewing agenda items involving your tax dollars and how elected officials plan to spend them.
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One well-talked-about issue deals with Houston parking meters. The city is looking to extend billable hours.
Right now, it’s free parking after 6 p.m. in some areas. The city wants to add eight hours to it, making the new time to feed the meters from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m.
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Bottom line. This is a revenue generator for the fourth-largest city. The good news for those parking is that the city is not looking to raise the hourly rate to park.
Is there an agenda item you’ve been watching and want KPRC 2 Investigates Mario Diaz to look into? If so, email him at mdiaz@kprc.com.