A group calling itself Recall Houston is gearing up to try to remove Mayor John Whitmire from office. ABC13 spoke with the ...

The former Houston mayor’s funeral drew more than 1,000 mourners on Saturday, including 20 of his congressional colleagues ...

Houston’s Solid Waste Management Director Mark Wilfalk has resigned from his position, Mayor John Whitmire wrote in a memo to city council members Friday afternoon. Wilfalk has led the long-troubled ...

On Saturday, late Houston mayor and congressman Sylvester Turner was laid to rest during services at the Church Without Walls.

His father died when he was 13. Ruby Mae, a maid at the Rice Hotel in downtown Houston, pushed the former mayor to continue his education and follow his ambitions, he said on Facebook in 2019.

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, who spent nearly three decades as a state lawmaker and eight years as Houston mayor, has died.

Turner’s death comes two months into his first term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, the seat long occupied by former U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died in office last year ...

Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.

A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s ...

Houston's Bicycle Advisory Committee chair plans to resign, citing Mayor Whitmire's inaction on appointments and mobility ...