Category: News

  • May 24, 2017
    HMEPS Statement on the Texas Legislature’s Passage of Houston Pension Legislation The 85th Texas Legislature has approved final passage of…

  • May 8, 2017
    Legislative Update on SB 2190 - Houston Pension Reform Bill Today the Texas House of Representatives took up SB 2190,…

  • May 7, 2017
    Legislative Update and Summary of Benefit and Contribution Changes HMEPS is preparing for legislative changes to the pension plan that…

  • May 2, 2017
    Senate passage of SB 2190 The Houston Chronicle reported yesterday’s passage of amended SB 2190 (Houston bill) by the Texas…

  • April 28, 2017
    Thank you to the many members who recently contacted Representatives on the House Calendars Committee regarding HB 43. For those…

  • March 21, 2017
    HMEPS Heads to Austin Yesterday, as part of the Texas Legislature’s 85th Regular Session, the State Affairs Committee of the…

  • September 15, 2016
    HMEPS has been working with Mayor Sylvester Turner and his administration to address pension matters in a way that is…

  • November 12, 2015
    The Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) interest rate for calendar year 2016 will be 2.5%, effective January 1, 2016. The…

  • October 18, 2015
    As you may know, the 84th session of the Texas Legislature is underway in Austin. Over the next several months,…

  • October 8, 2015
    The Houston Chronicle article on 7/6/2015 (“Houston’s debt outlook downgrade a warning, analyst says”) stated, “more than 95 percent of…