If federal immigration agents don't show up within 30 minutes, HPD will release the person they have detained.

A big change in the way Houston Police cooperate with Immigration. ICE agents will now have 30 minutes to respond to calls from Houston Police when they are dealing with people ICE wants to arrest.

The mayor's statement comes after legal experts said the two arrests could risk violating the U.S. Constitution and internal ...

Whitmire commended the Houston Police Department's work and said the city has worked to protect residents without legal immigration status by avoiding confrontations.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire referred to former mayor Sylvester Turner as the "best he had to follow" as he welcomed those outside of City Hall Tuesday morning to pay their respects to the late ...

There was a substantial shortfall in Whitmire's fundraising goal, and criminal enforcement has outpaced housing and service referrals ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Sunday's clear signal of Democratic disapproval, Houston Mayor John Whitmire won't be eligible to receive future ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After nearly three decades on KHOU 11, Shern-Min Chow is signing off with one more honor -- her own day in the City of Houston.

Houstonians who flocked to city hall Tuesday night to call for an end to Houston Police Department's work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are firing back at Houston Mayor John Whitmire, ...

Mayor John Whitmire questioned whether Controller Chris Hollins' solicitation of sponsorships for an event was "pay to play." The case was quietly closed by city investigators as "not sustained." ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the Office of Emergency Management announced another round of warming centers will open across the city in response to a National Weather Service forecast calling for a ...