Annise Parker, a former three-term mayor, three-term city councilwoman and three-term city controller, will be the keynote ...

Former Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña has taken a job at the Harris County engineer’s office, a spokesperson for the office ...

HOUSTON - Mayor John Whitmire insists Houston's legacy is "fixing" its problems and refusing, stubbornly, to let them fester.

Seven years ago, the firefighters union sued the city over its labor contract, launching one of the longest-running battles ...

Houston Police Department cadets will get a salary increase from $42,000 to $52,000, plus a one-time $5,000 incentive.

Nobody wants Houston homelessness to explode like California’s. Mayor Whitmire must prevent that by revamping a stalled ...

Mayor Whitmire touted his efforts to address public safety, the foundation of his mayoral campaign. His first nine months in ...

After Houston failed to provide nearly 900 residents at four apartment complexes with sufficient relocation services after ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced Sept. 9 that new police cadets will receive a $10,000 raise when hired by the Houston ...

A 10-year-old Louisiana boy was arrested after allegedly telling authorities that he fatally shot a former mayor and his ...

Firefighters were able to free the 43-year-old man from the grease vent at the Red Lion Pub in Houston after he broke into ...

The city of Warner Robins is mourning the loss of former councilman Daron Lee, who died Monday at the age of 54.