Mayor John Whitmire is defending religious accommodations for Muslim travelers at Bush Airport, saying public footwashing stations are not discriminatory, as Gov. Greg Abbott alleges.

After Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to withhold grant funding for Dallas and Houston airports over religious washing facilities ...

Most Houston residents will begin seeing a new $5 fee on their water bills in August and September to help fund the city's ...

The governor says this facility is illegal. The mayor says no taxpayer money was even used to build it.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire has signed an executive order raising the minimum wage for thousands of contracted airport ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire, center, waves to a crowd gathered for the Houston Art Car Parade on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Houston Mayor John Whitmire turned 77 years old on Thursday, more than a year ...

Mayor John Whitmire and Elsa Flores, president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Texas, are scheduled to announce details of the pay increase during a press conference Wednesday. The ...

The wage hike continues a string of wins for unionized hospitality workers in Houston. The union expects the wage hike to benefit more than 35,000 workers.

Mayor John Whitmire signed an executive order raising wages for contracted Houston airport workers to $20 an hour and eventually to $23 by 2028.

The Houston Dynamo and Dash have partnered with the City of Houston to distribute 10,000 free tickets to upcoming matches in hopes of capitalizing on the recent World Cup.

Mayor John Whitmire, who filled several vacant senior department positions at the beginning of the year, continues to make appointments. This time, he has found a permanent director to lead the ...

Despite canceling an immigration policy meeting, Mayor Whitmire is optimistic he has the votes to change it, but some on the council aren't so sure. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Despite canceling a ...