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Houston Mayor John Whitmire is taking steps to permanently remove a member of the city's food insecurity board following ...
Former Houston appointee Sade Perkins recently came under fire after claiming that Camp Mystic was "White-only" as the Texas camp deals with catastrophic flooding that killed dozens.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire addressed the controversy on Sunday, calling Perkins’ comments “deeply inappropriate” and stating they have no place in a decent society, especially as families grieve ...
“Thank you for bringing that to our attention,” Whitmire said. “It's a serious problem.” ...
The 1.6-mile West Alabama Street reconstruction project stretches between Shepherd Drive and Spur 527, from Upper Kirby ...
Houston elected Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire as its next mayor on Saturday night in a victory over U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
As Houston City Council prepares to vote on a whopping $16.7 billion plan for city projects over the next five years, one council member is proposing a greater level of transparency from Mayor ...
The City Council passed Mayor John Whitmire's $7 billion budget Wednesday after completing major consolidations of city departments and implementing sweeping financial cuts.
Mayor John Whitmire on Friday plans to unveil the specifics of a new Houston police contract, as the city faces a $330 million budget shortfall in the coming fiscal year. Members of the Houston ...
KHOU 11 asked the mayor to share his first public on-camera comments on the issue since it was first reported late last week. "We have zero tolerance for any racism," Whitmire told reporters ...
Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Tuesday kept his promise to balance the city's finances, unveiling a $7 billion budget with no tax increase or new fees for city residents. The city was facing a ...
Mayor John Whitmire has brought on Cynthia Wilson to be his new chief of staff, the mayor said Friday. Wilson's hire is effective immediately. Wilson's hire comes days after the announcement of ...