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's new mayor ordered the city to end pending legal action against firefighters. To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app. Download the KHOU 11 app ...

Tensions rose between Houston Mayor John Whitmire and city council members on Wednesday over calls for the fire department to increase protections for victims of sexual misconduct and other forms ...

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.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner's plan to fix erroneous water bills is a belated ... participant in city government rather than as the mayor’s ... ability to prod the mayor to take action.

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 ...