And he's not overstepping; these are all actions the mayor of Houston is legally empowered to take. By design, there isn't much anyone, even City Council members, can do about it.

“Thank you for bringing that to our attention,” Whitmire said. “It's a serious problem.” ...

Mayor John Whitmire will meet with Houston Police Department Chief Finner and executive members of the Houston Area Police Chief Association Thursday morning to ... I want actions,” Whitmire ...

Whitmire reversed his initial position that none of the $315 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which awarded the funding in response to last year’s ...

Stanley said the mayor’s actions were a violation of the First Amendment and an abuse of power. ... And quite frankly, I’m not sure Houston’s mayor will allow them to vote.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire announces a traffic safety initiative targeting dangerous driving on I-45 and US-59. ... the mayor made it clear that these actions will no longer be tolerated.

Today, we filed our lawsuit against Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the members of Houston City Council seeking immediate enforcement of Proposition B (2023). Our press release is below. 1/ pic ...

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 ...

The mayor’s message was clear ... “CenterPoint needs to do a better job,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire said addressing the ... “They need to do a review of action that we just went ...

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

Finally, Mayor Sylvester Turner takes action on erroneous Houston water bills (Editorial) By The Editorial Board , Opinions from the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board Dec 6, 2023 ...