BY ANGELA BONILLA, AUBREY HOWELL & HANNAH NORTON
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Missouri City firefighters to see 5.5% pay raise Missouri City firefighters are expected to see a pay increase this May. What’s happening? At an April 20 meeting, Missouri City City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to increase firefighter pay by 5.5%, including a 3% overall increase and a 2.5% step increase. City Manager Angel Jones said the pay increase was a part of the $255.63 million in expenses approved for fiscal year 2025-26 budget in Septem- ber. The last firefighter pay increase was approved by council in April 2025. The details The new proposed ordinance will increase the pay plan for firefighters from $64,104 to $66,027, while firefighter specialists’ pay will increase to $88,798, up from $86,211, per agenda documents.
Missouri City fire pay Missouri City fire pay has increased yearly to keep up with area pay.
1 Daniel Wong named interim judge for Fort Bend County Republican Daniel Wong has been named the interim county judge for Fort Bend County following the suspension of sitting judge KP George. The temporary suspension, which was ordered April 10, is part of a civil case that alleges George violated First Amendment rights during Commissioners Court meetings, according to court documents. 2 Missouri City selects Troy Finner as chief of police Missouri City selected former Houston Police Chief Troy Finner to serve as the city’s next chief of police. The appointment comes after Police Chief Brandon Harris agreed to continue his role in December 2024 after announcing his retirement in September 2024, Community Impact reported. 3 ERCOT forecasts quadruple growth in electric demand The state grid operator projected that peak electric demand could hit 367,790 megawatts by 2032—more than four times the current demand record of 85,508 megawatts, which was set during an August 2023 heat wave.
Firefighter
$70K
$0 $50K $60K
$66,027
Oct. 2022
May 2023
May 2024
May 2025
May 2026
Specialist
$100K
$75K
$88,798
$0 $50K
Oct. 2022
May 2023
May 2024
May 2025
May 2026
SOURCE: CITY OF MISSOURI CITY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Going forward A second reading of the ordinance will take place at a May 4 meeting after press time.
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