Houston Mayor John Whitmire referred to former mayor Sylvester Turner as the "best he had to follow" as he welcomed those ...

Mourners are gathering to honor the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas as he lies in state at Houston's city hall ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he wants Houston to be the first major city in the United States to end street homelessness ...

Susan Sajadi stood before the Houston City Council in April 2024 and demanded that action be taken against a short-term ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday announced the city is implementing a citywide hiring freeze beginning this week, as ...

Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner was honored with a public memorial at City Hall, where mourners gathered to pay their ...

Some local Muslims plan to once again boycott Whitmire's appearance at annual Ramadan event over his refusal to call for a ...

HOUSTON — Houston's city-wide hiring freeze will go into effect Monday, March 9, according to city officials. The decision ...

The mayor told ABC13 that public safety, including Houston's fire and police departments, will be spared, but all other ...

Whitmire wants to implement a hiring freeze in the city government. As of September, the city had nearly 5,000 vacant ...

Mayor John Whitmire said Houston's citywide hiring freeze will address overstaffing while exempting public safety departments ...

I’ve lost a personal friend,” a somber Mayor John Whitmire said before the City Council. “No one will be able to step into ...