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

The Supreme Court on Wednesday voted 5-4 to deny President Donald Trump's emergency bid to avoid paying nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funds. Whitmire announced Turner's death Wednesday morning. He ...

In a letter sent to city employees Thursday, Whitmire wrote that the city will be offering a “one-time Voluntary Municipal ...

Supplemental services, like police patrols and home repairs, are paused in District J. Houston City Council member Edward ...

The case moved from court to court for years before the appeal denial in January. Whitmire has said the city intends to comply with the court’s decision. Following the denied appeal, Houston is ...

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

Mayor John Whitmire is expected to implement a hiring freeze later this month in Houston to improve the city’s efficiency, his spokesperson, Mary Benton confirmed with Community Impact.

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

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

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 ...

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 the beginning of ...

Turner's unexpected passing comes months after the 70-year-old was elected to replace Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died in office in July.