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

Six people were injured early Sunday in a shooting at an “after-hours” nightclub in southwest Houston, police said.  Houston ...

Chris Hollins' monthly financial report took a turn at a city council meeting this week when he proposed two ways for the ...

The retirement incentive comes on the heels of a hiring freeze. The city faces a more than $330 million projected budget ...

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

Some local Muslims plan to once again boycott Whitmire's appearance at annual Ramadan event over his refusal to call for a ceasefire of the Israel-Hamas war.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday announced the city is implementing a citywide hiring freeze beginning this week, as first reported by ABC 13's Shannon Ryan.

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

according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire. Mayor Whitmire shared the news exclusively with ABC13 on Wednesday. He told Eyewitness News that the freeze will be implemented this week and "likely" on ...

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

HOUSTON — Houston's city-wide hiring freeze will go into effect Monday, March 10, according to city officials. The decision ...

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.