During a Friday press conference, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced that two suspects arrested had gang ties and were out on felony bond at the time of the murder of an off-duty police detective.
Houston’s city council approved a vaccine incentive program proposed by the mayor over objections from a council member that the program was unfair to those already vaccinated.
Mayor Turner promised more officers, but Harris County has moved funds away from constables while funding interventions managed by the public health department.
Although the city validated an amendment petition last month, Turner aims to delay a vote to reform the city’s “strong mayor” charter for more than two years.
Although Abbott's orders restrict local mask mandates, Houston Mayor Turner announced a face-covering requirement for city employees regardless of vaccination status.
A scoring metric that emphasized low-to-moderate income communities and costs per person resulted in significant awards for cities in Galveston County, but excluded Houston and Harris County’s government.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner condemned a business coalition's “silence” on election legislation and canceled participation in upcoming events.
Mayor Sylvester Turner was joined by a host of elected officials in a press conference denouncing state election integrity bills they say constitute voter suppression.
Houston will launch a “March on Crime” initiative to provide crime tips and encourage communications with law enforcement as the region experiences skyrocketing homicide and assault rates.
A former state senator says the ongoing power outage crisis is entirely the fault of Gov. Greg Abbott.
Turner and Acevedo addressed the city’s rising homicide rate and called for Harris County judges and magistrates to stop issuing multiple PR bonds to felony suspects.
Although Mayor Sylvester Turner voiced optimism last year, the rodeo folded three months before its already-postponed date.
Mayor Sylvester Turner has been named chair of a national coalition advocating for comprehensive climate change policy and joined a group lobbying for guaranteed basic income.
With a population of approximately 2.3 million, the state’s most populous city has accumulated 1,460 new COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks.
Houston's ambitious goal has roots in Swedish environmentalism, with the goal of ending all traffic deaths. So far, no city has succeeded.
After Houston Rodeo officials announced a revised 2021 schedule with most activities delayed until May, Harris County Judge Hidalgo expressed doubts about holding the popular event next year.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo called for the cancellation of holiday gatherings in light of rising COVID-19 numbers and said she hopes state and federal leaders will soon take aggressive measures.
Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston’s health department echoed calls from other elected officials in urging residents to limit holiday celebrations to only fellow household members.
Mayor Turner says the city is close to releasing specifics of transportation planning that may include narrowing streets to slow traffic and increasing sidewalks, bike lanes, and access to public transit.
Formed as a response to growing calls to defund the police, Abbott brought his "Back the Blue" pledge to Houston.
