In a major victory for housing advocates, the city of Houston will spend nearly a third of $315 million in federal recovery ...

City officials refused to pay money owed to Nerie Construction because of bribery allegations. Mayor John Whitmire says the ...

The Kmart was at the center of controversy between the developer who owned it and a council member who asked him for personal ...

The average employee who took Mayor John Whitmire’s retirement offer worked at the city for nearly 23 years. They deserve ...

Parents are worried about their children's health after a concrete plant near The Awty International School off I-10 and Post ...

Houston City Council delayed a proposed $8.3 million contract payment to Nerie Construction, whose owner pleaded guilty in a ...

Houston Public Works closed the bike lanes, from Holman to Gray Streets, in March to start work on the drainage project along ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire has withdrawn his support for Taral Patel, a candidate for Fort Bend County Pct. 3 commissioner. Mayor Whitmire announced the withdrawal Tuesday on Facebook.

John Whitmire was sworn in as Houston's new mayor on Jan. 1, and four months later, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is still waiting to see him. "We're sort of playing a little bit of Russian ...

Mayor John Whitmire takes oath of office at public inauguration ceremony Mayor John Whitmire originally took the oath of office in a private ceremony early Monday with family and friends in ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire's move to get City Council to prohibit picketing directly outside private homes was temporarily postponed Wednesday to give city leaders more time to review the proposal.

Houston elected Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire as its next mayor on Saturday night, elevating a Texas lawmaker who has represented the city for 50 years by giving him a victory over US Rep ...