Whitmire expressed frustration with homeless people who refused shelter during this week's winter storm. He said the city ...

Houston mayor John Whitmire said it's "all hands on deck" as the city expects a winter storm that promises heavy snow, sleet ...

When Mayor John Whitmire prepared to oversee the final Houston City Council meeting of his first year in office, he said he’d keep his comments “short and sweet.” It was a strange departure ...

When I did a roundup of former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner's tweets last year, I predicted that "time will tell if his successor, Sen. John Whitmire, will be even half as amusing." Talk about ...

Throughout the mayoral campaign, Whitmire pledged to use his experience and relationships with state leaders to solve Houston ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston Mayor John Whitmire and city officials held a press conference on Monday evening to discuss the final preparations ahead of the winter storm hitting southeast Texas.

Whitmire said snow and precipitation are expected to begin falling around 10 p.m. Monday. METRO Houston will close at 9 p.m. Monday, and the mayor is encouraging people to prepare to be indoors ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire announces pay raises for officers at a new Houston Police Department cadet class in September 2024. Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are exploring ...

Houston officials weigh in on the response to the winter weather in the city.

Before the Texans game against the Kansas City Chiefs, KC Mayor Quinton Lucas bet Whitmire that if the Texans won, he would send LC's Bar-B-Q to Houston for him. Whitmire accepted the wager and ...

"Hear me!" Whitmire beckoned at a Tuesday press conference. "We're halfway there. The next 24 hours will be the most dangerous." Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo also said the worst is yet to come.

HOUSTON — Houston Mayor John Whitmire has rescinded a city administrative policy that allowed municipal employees to partially work from home. Starting on February 1, all city employees will be ...