As Houston Mayor John Whitmire passed his first year in office, the former dean of the Texas Senate stumbled upon a surprise ...

According to the Federal Highway Administration, adding physical protectors separating cyclists from vehicular traffic can ...

Mayor John Whitmire is offering voluntary retirement incentives to 2,700 retirement-eligible city employees as a way to cut ...

Houston was the first U.S city to create a human trafficking and domestic violence prevention office. But its status in ...

"A lot of meeting space, including the largest ballroom in the state of Texas, which we are very proud of," said Michael Heckman, president of Houston First Corporation. "It will allow us to book a ...

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

The city in January lost a legal appeal at the Texas Supreme Court ... to court for years before the appeal denial in January. Whitmire has said the city intends to comply with the court ...

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

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston will implement a citywide hiring freeze this week, according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire. Mayor Whitmire shared the news exclusively with ABC13 on Wednesday. He ...

HOUSTON — Houston Mayor John Whitmire told KHOU 11 he is confident ... the first death in the current measles outbreak in West Texas, a school-aged child who was not vaccinated against the ...

Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, has died two months after taking office and hours ... During Wednesday's Houston City Council meeting, Mayor John Whitmire announced Turner's death, saying it "comes as a ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- With more than 1,000 active water main leaks in the city, Houston Mayor John Whitmire says his office is aware of the problem and they are "on top of it." The mayor ...