Houston Voted to Raise Firefighters? Pay. Now the Mayor Says 400 Must Be Laid Off.

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For voters, it was a no-brainer: Firefighters should be paid the same as the police. But Mayor Sylvester Turner says the city can?t pay for it, and union leaders are furious.

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