Whitmire expressed frustration with homeless people who refused shelter during this week's winter storm. He said the city needs the authority to remove them from the streets.

As temperatures plunge to dangerous levels, Houston and Fort Bend County are some of the areas with open locations to provide ...

Houston ISD will reopen on Thursday after being shut down for three days. Mayor Whitmire also announced the city's plan to ...

Why was the 2021 freeze a historic, deadly disaster, and this winter storm a joyful winter wonderland? Here's a comparison of ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the Houston Police Department say drug-addicted rats have been digging through old evidence stashes.

Both chambers set aside $1 billion for a voucher-like education savings account program — double what was on the table two ...

A major winter storm slammed the US Gulf Coast Tuesday, blanketing parts of a region largely unaccustomed to extreme winter ...

The Southeastern Conference has postponed Thursday night’s women’s basketball game between No. 5 LSU and No. 2 South Carolina ...

Houston had its snowiest day in more than 50 years on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, Houstonians woke up to another day of extreme winter — but this time the culprit was ice. City and county leaders urged ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as the next director of the CIA on ...

Mayor John Whitmire said during the historic arctic blast that hit the Houston area, around 1,300 unhoused individuals ...