Tag Archives: Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund

The Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund filed suit last week against the City of Houston, its mayor and the city council seeking to challenge pension reforms enacted by the state legislature that allow the city to reduce its annual pension contribution.

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A Texas appellate court has denied the appeal of the City of Houston in its efforts to unilaterally restructure its firefighter pension system to save money. The city sued the Houston Firefighters' Relief & Retirement Fund in 2014 claiming that pension costs were driving it toward bankruptcy seeking a declaratory judgment that the pension arrangement was unconstitutional.

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The city of Houston has taken the drastic step of filing suit against the firefighters pension system claiming the system has become financially unsustainable. Filed today the suit names the Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund (HFRRF) as the defendant. ...

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