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Town Crier

The Drama You Missed at Houston City Council This Month, August 2025

Hotly debated housing funding, a makeover for the Booker Landfill, and a solid waste department comeback for the books (so we’re told).

08/25/2025 By Emily Hynds

Town Crier

What You Missed at Houston City Council This Month

Budget, budget, budget, more budget, and finally an end to the requirement that police personnel make at least one traffic stop on every shift.

06/23/2025 By Emily Hynds

Town Crier

What You Missed at Houston City Council This Month

Giddy up for budget season, y’all. Plus: Whitmire has another strange interaction.

05/19/2025 By Emily Hynds

Town Crier

What You Missed at Houston City Council This Month

The removal of bike lanes on Austin Street stirred up some drama and Airbnb operators have new mandates.

04/21/2025 By Emily Hynds

How It’s Going

100 Days of New Houston Mayor John Whitmire

From the Houston Avenue median debacle to many, many staff shake-ups.

04/09/2024 By Uvie Bikomo

City Hall

Your Guide to Houston Mayor Candidates

Mark your calendars: the Houston mayoral runoff election will be held December 9.

11/13/2023 By Houstonia Staff

Making History

America’s Four Largest Cities Now Led by Black Mayors

Houston's Mayor Turner joins Eric Adams, Karen Bass, and Lori Lightfoot as new faces of leadership in the country.

01/25/2023 By Shelby Stewart

Holly & Jolly

Heres What Houston Was Up To Last Week, December 20

Bike giveaways, new Netflix series, and Astroworld updates.

12/20/2021 By Shelby Stewart

H-Town heat

Here's What Your Favorite Houston Celebs Were up to Last Week

This upcoming season is going to be a busy one for Houston.

08/23/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Breaking the cycle

Mayor Turner Announces New Office of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence

The new office expands the city’s Anti-Human Trafficking Division to address issues of domestic abuse.

09/14/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Politicking

Turner Coasts to Victory in Houston's Mayoral Runoff

A subdued ending to an intense race ends with Buzbee leaving on a jet plane. Seriously.

12/16/2019 By Dianna Wray

Politics

Mayor Sylvester Turner Issues Statement on Immigration

"HPD is not the Immigration and Naturalization Service."

01/26/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Transportation

Uber Stays in the Picture, Promises Mayor Turner

Can you imagine a Super Bowl weekend in Houston without Uber? Thankfully you don't have to.

11/16/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

City Hall

Mayor Turner Gives His First State of the City Address

This may be the largest fiscal challenge Houston has faced since the Great Recession, but at least we have a "flood czar" now.

05/04/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Interview

New Mayor, New Priorities

Yes, there’s more on Sylvester Turner’s mind than potholes.

02/05/2016 By Jeff Balke

City Hall

Mayor Sylvester Turner’s First Order of Business: Fix Potholes

The new mayor outlined his priorities in his inaugural address.

01/04/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Interview

A Mayor Considers Her Legacy

Her final term may be winding down, but Annise Parker isn’t—and during what’s become a race to the finish line, our mayor takes a moment to reflect.

09/29/2015 By Catherine Matusow

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