The latest John Whitmire news from The Texas Tribune. By Emily Foxhall July 9, 2024 Across the Gulf Coast, fences toppled, awnings ripped, business signs soared away and traffic lights twisted ...

Mayor John Whitmire is urging Houstonians to come together in unity and reflection following the devastating floods that ...

"It's a time for everyone to come together," Whitmire said. "Partisanship, where you live, your ethnicity, anything that ...

Members of the media and some people on social media are mocking flood victims in Texas claiming they deserved death and ...

Texas lawmaker John Whitmire is projected to be Houston's next mayor after beating his opponent, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, in a special runoff election Saturday.

Texas State Senator John Whitmire has defeated Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to win the election as the 63rd mayor of Houston. The tally from the Harris County Clerk's Office showed Whitmire ...

Throughout his first year in office, Mayor John Whitmire has consistently mentioned one solution for addressing the city’s financial struggles – turning to his connections in Austin. But those ...

Texas state Sen. John Whitmire will be the next mayor of Houston, CNN projects, after winning a runoff Saturday over US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to lead the country’s fourth-largest city.

HOUSTON — Texas Senator John Whitmire announced Wednesday night that he will be running for mayor of Houston. The announcement was one of two elections that he will take part in. Whitmire plans ...

Politics & Policy John Whitmire Is a 20th-Century Mayor in 21st-Century Houston. You Got a Problem With That? The tough-talking former state senator loves cars, firefighters, and police.

HOUSTON — State senator John Whitmire has seen a lot in his nearly half a century at the Texas legislature. "As a House member in '81, I quorum and was brought back by DPS, so I have that ...

Texas state Sen. John Whitmire will be the next mayor of Houston, CNN projects, after winning a runoff Saturday over US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to lead the country’s fourth-largest city.