As Houston Mayor John Whitmire passed his first year in office, the former dean of the Texas Senate stumbled upon a surprise ...

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has said that the key to living up to the city’s famous motto to stay "weird" will be to ensure that ...

Don Bland, the director of Austin’s Animal Services Department, has been on paid leave since March 7, a city spokesperson ...

Sylvester Turner, 70, died on March 5 at his home in Washington, D.C., from what his family described as “enduring health ...

Kirk Watson, the mayor of Austin, has committed to visiting Greater Manchester after a successful trade mission to Texas.

In a luncheon speech Wednesday, Watson delivered some of his most frank comments to date on the city's dire financial ...

The Expanded Mobile Crisis Outreach Team's goal is to deescalate the mental health crisis, so first responders can leave ...

Turner served as the 62nd mayor of Houston. He was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District of Texas in 2024, ...

At a South by Southwest panel discussion last week on housing policies in Texas, City Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison shared possible new components of the “agrihood” housing-plus-agriculture ...

He was two months into his first term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, the seat long occupied by Turner’s political ally, former U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — U.S. Rep ... Before joining Congress, Turner served as Houston mayor from 2016 to 2024. He served for 27 years in the Texas House. Gov. Greg Abbott can call a special ...