Construction of a 700,000-square-foot building with two exhibition halls, ground-level retail and restaurants, and the ...

Whitmire wants to implement a hiring freeze in the city government. As of September, the city had nearly 5,000 vacant ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday announced the city is implementing a citywide hiring freeze beginning this week, as ...

HOUSTON, Texas – Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced this week that a citywide hiring freeze will be taking place. Whitmire ...

The mayor told ABC13 that public safety, including Houston's fire and police departments, will be spared, but all other ...

Mayor John Whitmire and Houston First Corporation today unveiled a transformational master plan to reconnect the city's East ...

Thousands of people visit the downtown area each year as the George R. Brown Convention Center hosts hundreds of events, but the area will soon be getting a makeover. The Houston First Corporation ...

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner has died, according to U.S. representatives and a Houston council ...

The new Congressman left a final message to constituents ahead of his attendance at Trump's Tuesday address: 'Don't mess with ...

He was working in Washington and was taken to a hospital,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire said. “This comes as a shock to ...

The cause of death is unclear. Turner took office weeks ago, filling the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Sheila Jackson ...

Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died, according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire.