At about $1.5 billion, property taxes comprise the largest share of the projected $2.9 billion in the city’s revenue for ...

Does Houston have a strong mayor form of government? The mayor has outsized influence over policy decisions in a rare form of ...

Changes to the program had been proposed in response to an ongoing lawsuit against the city and a study that found Asian-, ...

Houston City Council voted May 7 to approve a disparity study conducted in 2023, allowing the city to use the most up-to-date ...

Houston officials scrutinize the mayor's $7 billion budget proposal, which includes workforce cuts without tax increases, ...

A high-stakes lawsuit seeking to eradicate Houston’s minority business certification program now has a counterweight in a ...

Houston city leaders are facing a sobering financial outlook as they begin discussions on the proposed 2026 city budget and ...

How does your neighborhood street rank? How about the road on the way to work? This interactive map highlights the worst ...

A Houston advocacy group warned Mayor John Whitmire and council members Thursday that the city is risking a lawsuit if it ...

A city councilwoman is stepping in to help after elderly residents were left stranded by broken elevators in Southeast ...

Dan Zientek—who previously served as the Humble Police Department’s assistant chief—was promoted to the chief position after ...

Houston opts to extend minority-owned small business program in the midst of new study showing that disparities have been ...