The City of Houston spent about $6.5 million as the January winter storm brought freezing temperatures and snow to the region. Mayor John Whitmire's chief of staff, Chris Newport, told the city's ...

Thousands of open positions at the City of Houston will remain unfilled once a hiring freeze goes into effect on Friday.

The mayor told ABC13 that public safety, including Houston's fire and police departments, will be spared, but all other departments will be subject to the hiring freeze. 36,356 people played the ...

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who rose from a kid in Acres Homes to serve as Houston’s mayor for eight years and was elected to ...

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HOUSTON - Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has died at the age of 70. U.S. Rep. Turner was elected to Texas' 18th Congressional District in November. He previously served as a ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire confirmed Turner's passing during a council meeting on Wednesday morning. Whitmire said that Turner was working in Washington on Tuesday night and was taken to the ...

He was 70. The Democrat’s death, two months into his first term in Congress, was announced Wednesday morning by current Houston Mayor John Whitmire during a council meeting, according to the ...

according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire. He was 70. “A remarkable public servant who impacted millions of people. He rose from poverty but never forgot where he came from. It is a terrible loss ...

Houston's Metropolitan Transit Authority announced it will provide $10 million to Houston Mayor John Whitmire's homeless ...