Houston Mayor John Whitmire, center, and City Council members take their seats during a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, in Houston. Jon Shapley/Staff photographer ...

Lawyer Vidal Martinez offerred a map with 16 single-member districts, saying he believes the Department of Justice will demand that approach. Martinez sued the city in 2009, claiming Houston's ...

Houston has 11 district council members, along with five at-large members who represent the entire city. The proposed map makes mostly modest adjustments to district boundaries; only 3 percent of ...

The council members say the higher rate would enable the city to avoid $86 million in spending cuts and cover $40 million in disaster cleanup costs. Houston Landing Whitmire calls for no change.

The governor’s announcement prompted a quartet of City Council members to withdraw their proposal to raise the city’s property tax rate 5 percent.

In honor of Pride Month, and at the request of her constituents, Council Member Abbie Kamin, together with Pride Houston 365, is spearheading a celebration, which includes family-friendly ...

'I'm really frustrated' | Council member reacts to city's response to spike in carjackings Only 14% of carjackings in Houston since 2019 have ended in an arrest. To stream KHOU 11 on your phone ...

Council members didn't take any action, but the Hispanic community is closely watching, as it makes up about 50% of Houston's population. Yet, there is only one Hispanic on city council.

City Council members sent the controversial agenda ... to the challenges of future development in Houston. Council member Brenda Stardig ... the 100 and 500-year floodplain maps, ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In the latest in the fight over redistricting, Hispanic and Latino community leaders said they're worried the new maps approved by Houston City Council on Wednesday ...

City Council District Map for the City of Houston. Houston has a total of 16 City Council seats: five at-large members who represent the whole city, and 11 council members who represent geographic ...

HOUSTON – A presentation and vote on the city of Houston’s redistricting plan were both postponed on Wednesday. Mary Benton, the spokesperson for Mayor Sylvester Turner, told KPRC 2 that the ...