Houston’s Muslim community split on Whitmire’s involvement in annual dinner
Some local Muslims plan to once again boycott Whitmire's appearance at annual Ramadan event over his refusal to call for a ...
Houston to implement hiring freeze for all departments except fire and police, mayor's office says
Houston Mayor John Whitmire is planning to implement a hiring freeze in the coming days that will impact all city departments ...
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire plans hiring freeze as city faces more than $330 million budget deficit
Whitmire wants to implement a hiring freeze in the city government. As of September, the city had nearly 5,000 vacant ...
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Mayor John Whitmire to enforce citywide hiring freeze in Houston
Mayor John Whitmire is expected to implement a hiring freeze later this month in Houston to improve the city’s efficiency, ...
Houston Mayor John Whitmire enforces a citywide hiring freeze in response to the city's $350 million budget deficit
The mayor told ABC13 that public safety, including Houston's fire and police departments, will be spared, but all other ...
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Houston Ethics Committee misses 4th meeting in a row after Whitmire-Hollins spat
Houston City Council’s Ethics and Governance Committee hasn’t met since October­,­­­ when Mayor John Whitmire and Controller ...
Mayor John Whitmire and Houston First Corporation Unveil Master Plan to Transform the Core of East Downtown
Mayor John Whitmire and Houston First Corporation today unveiled a transformational master plan to reconnect the city's East ...
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Houston representatives testify at state's first DOGE meeting in Austin
ABC13 asked Mayor Whitmire about his decision to send leaders of his administration to speak on the panel, which is named ...
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Houston gears up for citywide hiring freeze starting March 10
Mayor John Whitmire said Houston's citywide hiring freeze will address overstaffing while exempting public safety departments. This story excerpt is courtesy of our partners at KHOU 11.
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Houston's $70M plan to end street homelessness by 2026
Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he wants Houston to be the first major city in the United States to end street homelessness ...
New renderings show George R. Brown's upcoming $2B expansion that will transform downtown Houston
Construction of a 700,000-square-foot building with two exhibition halls, ground-level retail and restaurants, and the ...
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January snowstorm cost City of Houston $6.5 million as warming centers neared capacity
The City of Houston spent about $6.5 million as the January winter storm brought freezing temperatures and snow to the region. Mayor John Whitmire's chief of staff, Chris Newport, told the city's ...