Mayor John Whitmire announced a 36.5 percent raise for police officers over the next five years, in a new agreement reached with the Houston Police Officers Union. Under the proposed contract ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire, at podium, speaks about a new 5-year contract for the city’s police officers. Joining him are Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and Houston Police Officers Union ...

"This contract will make the community safer and be poised for the next decade with a well-staffed department," says Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz about the proposed deal for officers.

And that's largely by design, even after changes made in the wake of George Floyd's death and the police accountability review it sparked in Houston and beyond. Reformed and refocused over the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston Police Department officers are set to get big raises, which Mayor John Whitmire and police union leadership say will help fill vacant positions and encourage ...

Houston police officers are set to receive 36.5% in raises over the next five years, in addition to a host of other new benefits, Mayor John Whitmire announced Friday, less than 24 hours after ...