Around 25 protesters gathered Wednesday on the front steps of Houston City Hall, demanding that Mayor John Whitmire’s administration hasten the pace on negotiations to spend more money on the city’s ...

Supplemental services, like police patrols and home repairs, are paused in District J. Houston City Council member Edward ...

As Houston Mayor John Whitmire passed his first year in office, the former dean of the Texas Senate stumbled upon a surprise ...

The retirement incentive comes on the heels of a hiring freeze. The city faces a more than $330 million projected budget ...

Some local Muslims plan to once again boycott Whitmire's appearance at annual Ramadan event over his refusal to call for a ...

Mayor John Whitmire is planning to implement a hiring freeze in the ... needs are reassessed to benefit the organization and ...

Mayor John Whitmire says City of Houston employees should expect citywide restructuring and offered a one-time retirement ...

The mayor told ABC13 that public safety, including Houston's fire and police departments, will be spared, but all other ...

Mayor John Whitmire of Houston has offered voluntary retirement incentives to 2,700 city workers as part of an effort to reduce a projected budget deficit of over $330 million, and has also ...

Mayor John Whitmire is expected to implement a hiring freeze later this month in Houston to improve the city’s efficiency, ...

Former Houston mayor and current U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner has died at the age of 70, according to current Houston Mayor John Whitmire. Whitmire announced Turner's passing at the beginning of ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston will implement a citywide hiring freeze this week, according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire. Mayor Whitmire shared the news exclusively with ABC13 on Wednesday. He ...