Houston officials say the city is prepared for the World Cup, despite ongoing downtown construction and expected traffic ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire says Houston is ready to host the World Cup this summer, and encourages visitors and fans to be ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire said Wednesday the city has begun the process of renaming César Chávez Boulevard, one week after sexual assault allegations emerged against the late civil rights leader.

The mayor acknowledged Houston has not done anything like this before, though he noted other cities have taken similar steps. He pushed back on the notion that previous approaches ...

Mayor John Whitmire discusses the retirement of Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner on May 8, 2024. As the city of Houston faces a state-imposed ultimatum with more than $110 million in public ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton sued Houston's mayor and city council over a sanctuary ordinance that ended a police policy requiring officers to wait for ICE agents.

A day after a Chronicle report found Houston police officers in at least two instances arrested drivers and personally transported them to immigration agents, Mayor John Whitmire told Univision ...

Mayor John Whitmire says Houston is prepared for crowds, traffic and public safety ahead of the city’s first World Cup match.