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Mayor John Whitmire, Houston City Council

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 2d

Houston Mayor John Whitmire passed a $7B budget. What should city residents know about it?

The City Council passed Mayor John Whitmire's $7 billion budget Wednesday after completing major consolidations of city departments and implementing sweeping financial cuts. WINNERS AND LOSERS: Which Houston department got the biggest cut in Mayor John Whitmire's 2026 budget?

Houston Public Media · 1d

Houston City Council passes Mayor John Whitmire’s $7 billion budget after protest disrupts meeting

City council members proposed about 70 amendments to the mayor’s proposed budget. Fourteen of them were approved.

KHOU on MSN · 2d

Chaos at City Hall: Protesters angry about mayor's $7B budget disrupt City Council meeting

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 and chanting in the council chambers. The council voted to pass the budget Tuesday.

1don MSN

Houston Mayor John Whitmire brings on special advisor Cynthia Wilson as his new chief of staff

Mayor John Whitmire has brought on Cynthia Wilson to be his new chief of staff, the mayor said Friday. Wilson's hire is ...

Cynthia Wilson Takes Helm as Houston Mayor's New Chief of Staff Following Chris Newport's Resignation

Houston's Mayor's office sees a shift as Chris Newport steps down, and Cynthia Wilson steps in as Chief of Staff.

11hon MSN

HPD arrests 10 in another after-hours club raid, mayor says

"These clubs are just popping up everywhere, so we're going to keep tackling them," HPD Chief J. Noe Diaz said at the scene ...

1dOpinion

Bodycam footage belongs to the people. Whitmire and HPD, hand over ICE videos | Opinion

Recently, Chronicle reporters Matt deGrood and Sam González Kelly dug into 22 HPD cases involving ICE — an investigation that ...

3don MSN

Houston Democratic group drops support for Mayor Whitmire

Notably, Zeidman fundraised for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023, served as an aide to former President George W. Bush, and ...

ABC13 Houston1d

Houston's $7 billion budget boosts first responder pay, cuts some city services

From raises to first responders, to cuts in public health services and parks, here's a breakdown of the budget passed at City ...

4dOpinion

We need flood protection. Mayor Whitmire's budget breaks promise to voters. | Opinion

For years, Houston has shorted the infrastructure 'lock box' voters approved. Mayor Whitmire could change that, but his ...

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