Houston Mayor John Whitmire breaks consequential news, then lacks specifics. What's the deal?
Houston Mayor Whitmire recently said he wanted to move an entrance at Memorial Park, but his team declined to provide ...
Mayor Whitmire says HPD will not assist in ICE raids. But will that last?
Houston Mayor John Whitmire said HPD has not assisted with ICE raids. Still, city agencies' future involvement remains ...
Houston Public Media28d
Mayor Whitmire considers sending Houston water to West Texas — despite forecasted shortfall
Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are exploring a deal to sell Houston's "excess" water to the state, which would then send it to the water-strapped population of West Texas ...
Houston Public Media5d
‘A real gut punch’ — Houston budget deficit balloons after court ruling on infrastructure spending
City officials are grappling with a $100 million price tag for required spending on streets and drainage. The city now faces ...
Community Impact Newspaper6d
Houston required to allocate $100M to street, drainage projects
Houston has to consider cuts to essential services or find new sources of revenue after the Texas Supreme Court denied Houston’s motion to appeal a 2019 lawsuit, requiring the city to spend hundreds ...
The Texas Tribune28d
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban
Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke ...
Austin American-Statesman6d
Why Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is at White House and what he's expected to discuss with Trump
Greg Abbott met privately Wednesday ... Congress has not yet acted on the request, but U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has come out in support of Abbott's plea. “Texas taxpayers who have been ...
Dallas Morning News29d
Greg Abbott starts 2025 with almost $70 million in campaign cash
Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference ... new year with $33.5 million in its coffers. Abbott, Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn — all Republicans — will be ...