Mayor John Whitmire said Houston's citywide hiring freeze will address overstaffing while exempting public safety departments ...

Turner served as the 62nd mayor of Houston. He was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District of Texas in 2024, ...

HOUSTON — Houston's city-wide hiring freeze will go into effect Monday, March 9, according to city officials. The decision ...

Then-Houston mayor Sylvester Turner describes his bout with cancer in an interview at City Hall in Houston on Nov. 15, 2022. ...

Fearing roundups, many immigrants are staying home. Construction, agriculture, senior care and hospitality employers say ...

Some local Muslims plan to once again boycott Whitmire's appearance at annual Ramadan event over his refusal to call for a ...

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story March 7, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) -- Houston is getting a serious ...

Mayor John Whitmire is expected to implement a hiring freeze later this month in Houston to improve the city’s efficiency, ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Houston First head Michael Heckman on Thursday unveiled plans for a $2 billion overhaul of the George R. Brown Convention Center, a project they said would "transform" ...

Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who passed away on Tuesday, was remembered by his hometown of Acres Homes as a man who never forgot where he came from. Turner’s achievements as an ...

ABC13 asked Mayor Whitmire about his decision to send leaders of his administration to speak on the panel, which is named ...