HOUSTON — Houston will implement a city-wide hiring freeze beginning tomorrow, Mayor John Whitmire confirmed to KHOU 11 Thursday. The decision comes in response to findings from an audit conducted by ...

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

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 ...

Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died at the age of 70. Turner died peacefully ...

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is sworn in to his second mayoral term during an inauguration ceremony in Houston on Jan. 2, 2020. (KPRC) While it’s difficult to compile eight years of dedicated ...

Texans are honoring U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner on Thursday at the Texas State Capitol, where his body will lie in ...

Mayor John Whitmire visits with resident at one of the warming centers during Houston's second cold snap (Copyright 2025 by City of Houston - All rights reserved ...

U.S. Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has died at the age of 70. He was taken to the hospital on Tuesday night and then released. His family says he passed away on Wednesday ...