Houston water bills are going up. The rate hike comes as customers are still waiting on Mayor John Whitmire to announce his water bill improvement plan. Customers can expect to pay on average 9% more. This rate hike was something that was voted on years ago, but it comes at a frustrating time for customers. We’ve heard complaints about high bills ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. It’s been almost three months since Whitmire took office and there’s been no announcement of the water bill relief plan he keeps talking about. “I’m disappointed we haven’t already done it, it was not quite ready and I don’t want to do it if it’s not correct," the mayor said. Read more: https://www.khou.com/article/money/consumer/grace-can-help/houston-water-bills-rate-hike/285-7ba2bf13-76aa-4761-8249-1b20c33aa4f1 Subscribe to the KHOU 11 News YouTube Channel | https://bit.ly/2GCgSZ0 REMEMBER: KHOU 11+ is always streaming on Roku, FireTV and Apple TV! http://khou.com/Plus Follow KHOU 11 News on social! ➡️FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/khou11 ➡️TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/khou ➡️INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/khou11 Visit our website: https://www.khou11.com