The city's premier Ramadan event, the Houston Iftar, will usher in its 27th year on Sunday. But the longstanding tradition is ...

Over the last half of 2025, the Houston Police Department issued nearly 2,000 citations for violations of the city's sidewalk ...

Mayor John Whitmire says Houston police must cooperate with ICE. Other Texas police departments aren't so sure.

During a tense exchange at Houston City Council, Councilmember Edward Pollard pressed Mayor John Whitmire to bring Houston ...

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

Whitmire insisted: "We will not raise taxes." ...

"This great city is a city that works," Whitmire said. "A city that the public can depend on to be responsive, not waste their tax dollars and be honest." ...

Houston's homelessness fund fell short; city will reassess the $70M goal after raising roughly $31M in year one.

The city of Houston has officially closed on its purchase of 419 Emancipation, a facility that the city plans to turn into a homeless hub.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire said the Houston Police Department, for the first time, is recruiting more officers than it is losing to retirement or leaving for other departments.

The City of Houston used its X account to tell residents crime is down and to tie that shift to a hiring surge and enforcement strategy. City of Houston highlighted HPD’s staffing gains, while local ...

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 ...