President's Message: Good lobbying, good outcome

The end of the 83rd regular session of the Texas Legislature has come and the Houston Police Officers' Union was able to protect the interests of working police officers.
There was a heavy interest this session in police pension and a number of bills were filled that, if passed, would have dramatically changed our earned pension benefits. This includes the earned pension for all HPD officers, not just those in DROP. The good news is that we were able to intervene early and often with our friends in the Legislature and they never wavered in their support of Houston police officers.