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Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he is working to “permanently” remove a former member of the city's food insecurity board after she made racially charged comments about Camp Mystic, a ...
After residents and advocates repeatedly voiced concerns over Houston's use of federal disaster dollars, Mayor John Whitmire said Wednesday the city will ask the U.S. Department of Housing and ...
Houston Mayor John Whitmire, after considering feedback from a series of public engagement meetings, said he is now seeking to steer $50 million in federal disaster relief aid toward housing.
Houston has a strong mayor with a lot of power. That includes controlling the agenda, and while council members were supposed to have more say for their constituents, implementing it is not so simple.
After residents and advocates repeatedly voiced concerns over Houston’s use of federal disaster dollars, Mayor John Whitmire said Tuesday the city will ask the U.S. Department of Housing and ...