HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The City of Houston is alerting residents about a wastewater spill in southeast Houston on Friday.

Pictured are Mayor John Whitmire and members of the Houston City Council on June 4, 2025. For the second time in as many years, the Houston City Council granted Mayor John Whitmire's request to not ...

The City of Houston is spending $2 million to contract outside help in trash pickups. Craig Semiens was finishing his shift as a city trash collector when he jumped on a Zoom call, painting a dire ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The City of Houston controller is laying out his criticism of the mayor's budget proposal as the two top elected officials continue to be at odds over the issue. Mayor John ...

HOUSTON, Texas – There are officially two new chiefs in town! On Wednesday, the Houston City Council confirmed the appointment of a new Houston Police Department chief and a Houston Fire Department ...

Screenshot of fake text message sent by scammers posing as ParkHouston (Courtesy of City of Houston) (Copyright 2025 by City of Houston - All rights reserved ...

“All we're doing is trying to document the services of Houston first responders for years,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire told the city council on Wednesday. “Sixty percent of the toll roads’ mileage is ...

No matter who you are — whether that’s a pissed-off cyclist or a staunch supporter of the man — one thing stands true regarding Houston Mayor John Whitmire: He’s one of the most powerful people in ...

One hundred twenty years ago today, Houston residents chose to end the ward system, a way of governance that had divided the city into six wards and ruled Houston since its founding days. Voters, or ...

HOUSTON — A new bill in the Texas Senate aims to redistribute surplus revenue from the Harris County Toll Road Authority, potentially providing additional funding for essential city services in ...

A recent analysis by footwear company KURU ranked Houston the second most walkable winter city in the country, landing just ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KIAH) — Houston Mayor John Whitmire has released a statement following the controversy surrounding a former City of Houston employee identified on social media as ‘Sade Perkins’.