This is an opinion column. Now it’s the courts’ problem. The Alabama Legislature did something on Friday so obviously dumb that some of the lawmakers voting for it spent the debate explaining why the ...

The decision comes after some union leaders questioned whether they'd still endorse their longtime ally.

For weeks, financial leaders said the city faced its largest-ever budget deficit. On Tuesday, information provided by the mayor's office showed the deficit was $209 million. To close it, Mayor ...

The proposal would be a significant shift in how Houston funds one of its most troubled services, and would make Houston the last major Texas city to charge a trash fee.

Mayor John Whitmire is facing formal ethics complaints from the Houston Progressive Caucus over his new podcast, "901 Bagby: Inside the Mayor's Office." According to members of the caucus, the group ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire is invoking a 40-year political feud with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to justify a risky strategy: negotiating with the state instead of launching an immediate legal fight over ...

HOUSTON — Houston City Council on Wednesday will vote on a revised version of the city's controversial immigration ordinance detailing how Houston police cooperate with ICE agents. This comes after ...

RoShawn Evans says he has a way to solve the Houston budget crisis: quit funneling so much money toward law enforcement. Credit: April Towery In a packed room at the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center on ...

HOUSTON — The clock is ticking for the City of Houston to decide what to do about a recently passed immigration ordinance, after the state froze more than $110 million in public safety money in ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Despite canceling a meeting on its immigration ordinance, Mayor John Whitmire is optimistic he has the votes to change it, but some on the council aren't so sure. Whitmire ...