Houston Mayor John Whitmire

Rob Salinas/Houston Public Media Houston Mayor John Whitmire, center, waves to a crowd gathered for the Houston Art…

AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File In this July 8, 2019, file photo, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

Dominic Anthony Walsh / Houston Public Media Mayor John Whitmire listens to a public speaker on March 31,…

Michael Adkison/Houston Public Media A memorial to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot and killed by an immigration…

Kyle McClenagan/Houston Public Media Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz speak at a HPD…

Bianca Seward/Houston Public Media Construction workers removed the rainbow crosswalks at the intersection of Westheimer Road and Taft…

A small memorial of flowers, candles, and written messages to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on July 8, 2026, at…

Dominic Anthony Walsh/Houston Public Media Houston Mayor John Whitmire announces pay raises for officers at a new Houston…

Dominic Anthony Walsh / Houston Public Media Houston Mayor John Whitmire speaks about his proposed budget on May…

Dominic Anthony Walsh / Houston Public Media Houston Mayor John Whitmire speaks about his proposed budget on May…

Dominic Anthony Walsh / Houston Public Media Houston Mayor John Whitmire speaks about his proposed budget on May…

HOUSTON – Following another large “teen takeover” event in downtown Houston over the weekend, some residents are asking…

As John Whitmire turns 77, the ‘spry’ and ‘vigorous’ Houston mayor wants to stay in office into his 80s – Houston Public Media