Groundwater and oil extraction are causing the ground beneath Houston to sink faster than any other major city in the U.S., according to a new study in Nature Cities. A group of researchers from ...

A Houston-area suburb has been dubbed the “most generous city of all time” by crowdfunding platform GoFundMe. Spring earned the moniker as residents have donated more money on the platform ...

A Houston resident is still waiting for a city contractor to make good on a promise—eight months after work began on a neighborhood improvement project. Juan Corrales lives on a street that was ...

including day-long presentations by all city departments over the next two weeks, budget town halls with community members and a public hearing at the Houston City Council meeting on May 21 before ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Seven billion dollars. That's how much city of Houston Mayor John Whitmire expects to spend in his next budget. He unveiled the proposal Tuesday, and said it is "grounded ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK ... The legislation would divert $80 million in toll road money from the county to the city. Whitmire went to Austin to meet with House leaders. ABC13 learned county ...

the first Black firefighter in the history of the Houston Fire Department, died Tuesday at the age of 97, according to the City of Houston. Alford’s groundbreaking appointment in 1955 marked a ...

HOUSTON — Houston is sinking, and it’s doing it faster than any other major city in the country, according to a new report released in Nature Cities this week. The study was done by ...

Mayor John Whitmire held his first State of the City address on September 17, 2024. Despite projections of a more than $200 million deficit, Houston Mayor John Whitmire promised a "balanced budget ...

Here's what the data revealed about the country's sinking cities. The nation's fastest-sinking city is Houston, with more than 40% of its area dropping more than 5 millimeters (about 1/5 inch ...

Residents like Jamal Fraser said they made multiple calls to both their homeowners association and the City of Houston but saw little to no response. The persistent leak not only created a mess ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced a "balanced budget" of $7 billion for Houston's upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday, saying it would aim to effectively eliminate the city's deficit of more than ...