The tentative police contract is the second major labor deal Whitmire has reached with city staff since becoming mayor in ...

Protesters banded outside Houston City Hall on Thursday evening to demand the Houston Police Department cease their ...

The Mayor and Governor say it's time for Texas to change its constitution, giving judges more discretion to keep defendants ...

The city, which faces a budget shortfall, would receive the lesser of 30% or $80 million of Harris County Toll Road Authority ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire has commented for the first time regarding the decision to terminate 12 cadets at the Houston ...

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, who is currently running for governor of New Jersey, is getting some high-profile exposure.

Whitmire rallied support from progressive and conservative voters in his battle to sit at the city's helm, handily defeating the late congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Houston's mayor is nonpartisan; ...

The Texas Senate passes a bill directing 30% of Harris County toll revenue to Houston, sparking a debate over the financial ...

Whitmire waded into the debate over bond as the issue has become a central point of contention in elections of judges to ...

Over 1,000 city employees bid farewell, embracing retirement with emotional farewells and excitement for new adventures.

"It's nonsense to run a campaign against me or the city when I'm not the issue," Mayor Whitmire said, as tensions flared in Austin over who should control $80M in toll road funds.

In November, at least 1,000 sailors and Marines will come to Texas during Fleet Week for the first time in their 250 years of ...