Houston restaurant owner weighs in on proposed Texas minimum wage hike – Click2Houston

Houston restaurant owner weighs in on proposed Texas minimum wage hike  Click2Houston

A Houston lawmaker wants to more than double Texas’ minimum wage, proposing an increase from $7.25 to $15 an hour as state lawmakers begin filing legislation ahead of the 2027 legislative session. State Rep. Armando Walle, a Democrat from Houston, filed House Bill 132. A similar proposal, House Bill 110, was filed by State Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos. HOUSTON – A Houston lawmaker wants to more than double Texas’ minimum wage, proposing an increase from $7.25 to $15 an hour as state lawmakers begin filing legislation ahead of the 2027 legislative session. State Rep. Armando Walle, a Democrat from Houston, filed House Bill 132. A similar proposal, House Bill 110, was filed by State Rep.

Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos. Both bills would require employers to pay workers at least $15 an hour, or the federal minimum wage if it is higher. The proposed changes would take effect Sept. 1, 2027, if approved. Texas currently follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, which has not increased since 2009. For a look at how the proposed increase could affect small businesses, KPRC 2 went to La Telera, a small Mexican restaurant in southwest Houston on Hillcroft. Oscar Hernandez Diaz, the new owner, said what he pays his employees is fair — and well above the current minimum wage. He pays his