Chris Newport, Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s chief of staff, to leave administration By Abby Church, City Hall Reporter June 4, 2025 ...

Amid growing disapproval of Mayor John Whitmire's leadership by members of his own party, the Oak Forest Area Democrats voted this week to revoke their 2023 endorsement of Whitmire and bar him ...

Angela Blanchard watches as Mayor John Whitmire speaks at the Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center about the installation of Reliant Beat the Heat Centers in Houston, Thursday, June 12, 2025.

Noe Diaz, center, chief of the Houston Police Department, speaks to a reporter during a press conference with Mayor John Whitmire, left, Aug. 2, 2024, at Houston City Hall in Houston.

The Texas Legislature, with Mayor John Whitmire's support, is on the cusp of rolling back reforms to Houston's police and firefighter pensions, worrying experts who call the changes premature, ill ...

No Kings protest in downtown Houston draws more than 15,000 people, Mayor Whitmire says By Yvette Orozco, Sam González Kelly, Tanya Babbar, Shakari Briggs, Catherine Dominguez, Staff writers ...

Houston officials brought a team of six people to Austin for this year's legislative session in what city leaders are calling ...

On Wednesday, Houston City Council voted 14-3 to adopt Mayor Whitmire’s budget, which addresses — albeit incrementally — the ReBuild Houston streets and drainage fund voters approved 15 ...

Bill Brooker, the group's secretary, told Chron the "final straw" was Whitmire attending a recent fundraiser for Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw. "That's not bipartisanship," Brooker said.