Houston Controller launches ‘This Fee is Garbage’ tool amid debate over proposed trash fee
HOUSTON – As talks continue over Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s proposed $7.5 billion city budget, Houston City Controller…
Houston launches $30M ‘Demolition Days’ using controversial flood dollars
The Brief Mayor John Whitmire kicked off “Demolition Days,” targeting more than 2,000 dangerous and abandoned buildings across…
Houston launches $30M ‘Demolition Days’ using controversial flood dollars
Houston launches ‘Demolition Days’ with controversial funds Houston Mayor John Whitmire has kicked off the city initiative to…
Houston wants to tap $100M from its own water system to help close a looming budget gap
HOUSTON – For decades, every utility running lines under Houston streets has paid the city a fee for…
Mayor Whitmire to announce ‘Freedom Over Texas’ celebration in Houston for Fourth of July
Briefing at City Hall slated for 2 p.m. Monday HOUSTON, TEXAS – JULY 4: Fireworks during the annual…
Houston city ordinance over ICE cooperation amended after Texas governor’s funding threat
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston city ordinance that limited police officers’ cooperation with federal immigration agents was amended…
Houston to vote on changes to ICE policy. Civil rights groups say the amendments would gut it.
Texas’ largest city is expected to consider amending a policy that limits cooperation between local law enforcement and…
Houston council members raise concerns over last-minute changes to ICE policy
With less than 24 hours before a scheduled vote, several Houston City Council members say they are frustrated…
Whitmire Critics Oppose His Expected City Budget Proposal
In a packed room at the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center on a Thursday night, RoShawn Evans stands in…
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens $200 million in funding from major Texas cities over ICE policies
Gov. Greg Abbott ’s office has threatened to cut state funding to three of Texas’ largest cities if…
Houston mayor looking to revise immigration ordinance as funding freeze hurts HPD, FIFA preps
HOUSTON – Mayor John Whitmire told KPRC 2’s Re’Chelle Turner in a one-on-one interview that the lawsuit filed…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Houston over immigration ordinance
HOUSTON – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the City of Houston over its…