For weeks, financial leaders said the city faced its largest-ever budget deficit. On Tuesday, information provided by the mayor's office showed the deficit was $209 million. To close it, Mayor ...

Mayor John Whitmire is facing formal ethics complaints from the Houston Progressive Caucus over his new podcast, "901 Bagby: Inside the Mayor's Office." According to members of the caucus, the group ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire is invoking a 40-year political feud with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to justify a risky strategy: negotiating with the state instead of launching an immediate legal fight over ...

HOUSTON — The clock is ticking for the City of Houston to decide what to do about a recently passed immigration ordinance, after the state froze more than $110 million in public safety money in ...

Residents in some of West Palm Beach's most historic neighborhoods say packed street parking, speeding cars and blocked driveways are creating safety hazards. Neighbors in Northwood Hills and Mango ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire shakes hands with an HPD cadet after announcing raises for officers. In what would be a stinging loss of a staunch ally, the leader of the Houston Police Officers’ Union ...

WHITMIRE, S.C. (WIS) - Residents of a small Newberry County town are asking the South Carolina Department of Transportation when patching potholes will no longer be enough. Duckett Avenue in Whitmire ...

HOUSTON, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 20: Houston Mayor John Whitmire stands off to the side at a press conference at Shell Energy Stadium on February 20, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty ...

At least 400 people gathered at BakerRIpley on Sunday afternoon as the Harris County Democratic Party voted to admonish Houston Mayor John Whitmire. Credit: April Towery Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s ...

Mayor John Whitmire of Houston believes the best way to govern a diverse, immigrant-heavy city in the current political climate is by keeping your head down and your ambitions modest. “I don’t respond ...

HOUSTON — At a news conference on Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a crackdown on repeat violent offenders in the Houston area. On Thursday, Houston Mayor John Whitmire responded Abbott ...