"Stay at home and leave our roads for our first-responders," Whitmire said in Monday's press conference ahead of the incoming winter storm.

Jan. 20 at 5 p.m., Houston Mayor John Whitmire, along with public safety officials, will discuss winter storm safety and warming centers.

Whitmire expressed frustration with homeless people who refused shelter during this week's winter storm. He said the city needs the authority to remove them from the streets.

John Whitmire, mayor of Houston, told Houston residents in a press conference Sunday to limit activity as a winter storm expects to slam Texas.

A manhunt is underway in Houston for the person officials say fatally shot a sheriff's deputy Wednesday as he attempted to serve an arrest warrant in a shopping plaza.

As temperatures plunge to dangerous levels, Houston and Fort Bend County are some of the areas with open locations to provide a warm place to stay.

The reported potential deal between Houston and the state would send the city’s “excess” water to West Texas. But the Houston region faces a dramatic shortfall in the coming years.

Both chambers set aside $1 billion for a voucher-like education savings account program — double what was on the table two years ago — in a sign that supporters are emboldened after recent electoral gains.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said at a joint news conference that residents should begin preparing for the freeze.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the Houston Police Department say drug-addicted rats have been digging through old evidence stashes.

Millions of people living along the Gulf Coast and into the Southeast are bracing for a rare, significant winter storm that’s expected to significantly impact travel and lead to power outages due to heavy snow and ice starting Monday evening.

A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for