It would require action by Houston City Council and millions of dollars in resources for the unhoused. It’s not illegal to sleep outside in most of Houston, but Mayor John Whitmire wants to ...

Houston City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to abolish the city's Office of Resilience and Sustainability, which oversaw Houston's Climate Action Plan, and create the mayor's Office of ...

Currently, the mayor said there are 900 people on the streets of Houston charged with murder or capital murder -- waiting to go to court to be held accountable. He said the hundreds of criminals ...

A former member of the Houston Food Insecurity Board will be "permanently" removed after race-based rhetoric about TX flood victims.

Houston mayor orders immediate end to legal action against firefighters After years and back and forth, Mayor John Whitmire sat down with Houston's firefighters to discuss contract negotiations ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire asserted to city council members that the timeline regarding investigation and termination tied to alleged misconduct needed to be handled by the Texas Legislature.

Since she announced she was running, Parker has been waiting to hear from Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, who has yet to ...

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former two-term mayor of Houston, died early Wednesday in Washington, D.C., the Houston Chronicle reported. He was 70. The Democrat’s death, two months into his ...

HOUSTON — Former Houston mayor and current U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner has died at the age of 70, according to current Houston Mayor John Whitmire. Whitmire announced Turner's passing at ...