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.

The USFL's Houston Gamblers were the talk of the city and the sports world when they convinced Jim Kelly to shun the NFL and ...

One of the most memorable shots in Rockets history happened 40 years ago this week, and the memories remain as clear as ever ...

"The consent decree exists because Houston left those communities living with dangerous sewage overflows. The fund being ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the city of Houston slides toward a fiscal cliff, Mayor John Whitmire proposed sweeping, structural changes on Tuesday intended to hold off a daunting deficit by one year. "We’ve never really ...

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 ...

Houston’s City Controller has put Mayor John Whitmire’s new budget proposal on blast, accusing the administration of making Houstonians close a looming $180 million budget deficit. “This budget shifts ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A new podcast starring Houston Mayor John Whitmire is now at the center of ethics complaints filed by the Houston Progressive Caucus. The political grassroots organization ...