Houston City Councilmember Mario Castillo's recent proposal to make one meeting a month more accessible to residents by moving the time to 6 p.m. is a good one.

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.

Watch: Houston City Council Members discuss police stop quotas in a meeting. Houston Police Wednesday ended the practice. SpaceX unmanned Starship rocket spins out of control less than an hour ...

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 ...

Protesters were calling on the city council to oppose its $7 billion 2026 budget, which leaders passed shortly after on Wednesday. 24/7 Live Houston Southwest Southeast Northwest Northeast Welcome ...

High-tension Houston City Council meeting ends with greenlight of Mayor John Whitmire’s $7B budget. By Abby Church, City Hall Reporter June 4, 2025.

HOUSTON — Chaos erupted during a Houston City Council meeting Wednesday as protesters critical of Mayor John Whitmire's $7 billion budget were forcibly removed by police after holding up banners ...

In a show of dissent against a politically powerful and popular city leader, three members of the Houston City Council voted against Mayor John Whitmire's $7 billion budget on Wednesday.

Mayor John Whitmire and Houston's city council face legal trouble from an advocacy group over continued membership in H-GAC despite Proposition B. Marco Torres/@MarcoFromHouston.

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 ...