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Houston will likely need tax and fee hikes to pay for firefighters’ contract, city’s financial leaders say

Houston’s firefighters and paramedics have gone eight years without a new contract, leading hundreds to transfer out or quit. A $650-million proposed settlement could reverse the exodus, but it comes as Houston faces a brewing financial crisis that’s been years in the making.

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