Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, and state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, at their election night watch parties in Houston on Nov. 7. The two candidates face off today in a runoff to determine the ...

Houston Mayor Whitmire recently said he wanted to move an entrance at Memorial Park, but his team declined to provide ...

A nail-biter political fight for Mayor John Whitmire's former state Senate seat ... who found herself on the outskirts of her own party — those were two of the highlights in Houston's primary ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston Mayor John Whitmire and city officials held a press conference on Monday evening to discuss the final preparations ahead of the winter storm hitting southeast Texas.

A crowded field of candidates is competing in the nonpartisan race to elect Houston’s next mayor, including Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee, a 15-term congresswoman, and John Whitmire, a longtime ...

Ahead of a winter storm that's anticipated to bring freezing rain, sleet and potentially 3-5 inches of snow or more to the Houston area, Mayor John Whitmire stressed Sunday that city residents do ...

However, Houston Mayor John Whitmire offered some insight during Tuesday's public comment period at City Hall, confirming that Houston Police Department officers had not been involved in any ...

Mayor John Whitmire said there were no deaths reported on the roadways or due to carbon monoxide poisoning. He also praised Houston residents for heeding officials’ warnings and staying home ...