Mayors of the biggest cities in Texas want the state to fund multiple programs while still allowing cities to maintain local control.
Initially approved by the Texas Department of Transportation in 2021, the I-45 expansion project had been on hold due to the county’s federal lawsuit.
Touting the campaign slogan “Fix Houston,” Whitmire discussed Houston’s rising crime, fraying infrastructure, and need for transparency.
Transformer failure caused water pressure to drop below safe levels Sunday morning, but the city did not issue a boil notice until that evening.
The district attorney’s office says David Berry used incomplete and incorrectly skewed data to claim violent crime has fallen.
The $478 million bond referendum package will cover seven loosely defined categories, but the city will not commit to specific projects.
Federal resources will include five new trial attorneys and a $2 million grant for police de-escalation training, youth outreach, and re-entry programs.
The mayor, alongside a Harris County commissioner and two U.S. representatives, said the first event was more successful than expected.
As family members shared stories of murdered loved ones, many expressed anger towards elected officials over rising crime in the community.
Travis County is the latest local Texas government attempting to circumvent the state's abortion laws.
The city’s police chief reported that overall crime is down from last year while still well above 2019 levels.
Under Mayor Turner’s Climate Action Plan, Houston is touting a move away from clean diesel and CNG buses to “100 percent no emission” buses.
