The Houston City Council voted Wednesday to expand the current Civility Ordinance, which bars people from sitting, lying down ...

Houston City Council voted 14-2 to expanded the city's Civility Ordinance to include 24-hour enforcement in Downtown and East ...

A former member of the Houston Food Insecurity Board will be "permanently" removed after race-based rhetoric about TX flood victims.

Danny Zuko Returns: John Travolta Surprises ‘Grease' Sing-Along Crowd With Hollywood Bowl Appearance ...

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, a journalist, author and helicopter pilot, have departed Italy after they tied the knot during a multi-day wedding extravaganza. The ...

Mayor Whitmire and City Controller Hollins clash over a possible property tax hike and the use of reserve funds in Houston's fiscal plans.

Whitmire reversed his initial position that none of the $315 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which awarded the funding in response to last year’s ...

Houston and Harris County are again at odds over funding for Mayor John Whitmire's ambitious push to "end street homelessness" as the city's fund for the initiative remains short of its goal. The ...

Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker is ready to be back in Houston politics. Parker announced Wednesday that she is running for Harris County judge in 2026, setting up a potential intra-party ...

On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced her intentions to run for Harris County Judge in 2026.

Houston City Council approved Mayor Whitmire's $7 billion budget amid protests, with increased funding for police and cuts to parks and health. Despite disruptions, the budget passed 14-3 with ...

As the latest results of the mayor's race came out late Friday afternoon, District 7 Councilmember Ken Houston texted to congratulate former Congresswoman Barbara Lee .