Shannon Buggs, the Complete Communities director, resigned from her position Friday after serving in the role for six years.

(Douglas Sweet Jr. For The Texas Tribune, Douglas Sweet Jr. For The Texas Tribune) HOUSTON, Texas – “Don’t mess with Medicaid” were the final words many surrounding the former Mayor of ...

Michael Kaplan is an award-winning reporter and producer for ... Turner also served as Houston's mayor from 2016 until 2024. The city of Houston confirmed his death and Mayor John Whitmire ...

Turner died Wednesday at the age of 70. He served as Houston’s 62nd mayor from 2016 to 2023. He is scheduled to lie in state on Tuesday, Mar. 11 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Houston City Hall ...

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner has died at 70. The Houston native had served 27 years in the Texas Legislature and eight years as his home city's mayor. He became ...

During Wednesday’s Houston City Council meeting, Mayor John Whitmire announced Turner’s death ... The Hearst Foundations has awarded Washington State University with a $150,000 grant.

HOUSTON, Texas -- Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he wants Houston to be the first major city in the United States to end street homelessness by moving all individuals who live outdoors into ...

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at 70 years old just two months after taking office Meredith Kile is a Digital News Writer-Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an ...

Houston's former mayor, Congressman Sylvester Turner, passed away at 70 years old, Mayor John Whitmire announced during a council meeting on Wednesday. Whitmire told the council that Turner was in ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- With more than 1,000 active water main leaks in the city, Houston Mayor John Whitmire says his office is aware of the problem and they are "on top of it." The mayor ...