The city council updated the so-called “civility ordinance,” which prohibits sitting, lying down or placing personal ...

The Houston City Council voted Wednesday to expand the current Civility Ordinance, which bars people from sitting, lying down ...

A 2023 survey from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University found two-thirds of Houstonians who responded ...

The proposal passed through City Council after two city officials were denied entry to a club because of their clothes.

The new rule is a departure from the city's civility ordinances that prohibit sleeping on sidewalks between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m ...

One councilmember says unposted dress codes outside nightclubs have been used as a cover to discriminate and allow someone to ...

A voter-approved amendment to the city charter, passed by 83% of Houston voters in 2023, allows council members to place items on the agenda for consideration.

Houston City Council on Wednesday approved a new contract with the more than 5,200 officers at the Houston Police Department, a deal that will cost the city almost $1 billion over the course of ...

Houston City Council members voted to approve Mayor John Whitmire's $7 billion budget on Wednesday, amid months-long debate over cuts, consolidations and disputed claims that the proposal would ...

HOUSTON – Several protestors were asked to leave Houston City Hall during Wednesday’s city council meeting after repeated disturbances. “People are free to agree or disagree, but disrupting ...