Houston Mayor John Whitmire repeatedly pointed to the study as an opportunity to cut unnecessary spending and duplication.

Mayor John Whitmire repeatedly has pointed to the pending audit as his reason to reject a property tax rate increase or ...

The city began negotiations this month with Houston police union officials on a new contract, with the current set to expire ...

The study comes as the city faces a growing structural budget deficit and shrinking reserves that led to negative bond rating outlooks.

Mayor John Whitmire and members of his leadership team outlined the results of a citywide efficiency study looking at 4 key areas: City of Houston Efficiency ...

Weeks of examining every aspect of how Houston Municipal government is spending your money has revealed a pathway to save millions of dollars.

The report's findings were presented as the city is scrambling for money. According to City Controller Chris Hollins and City Finance Director Melissa Dubowski, Houston is currently spending north of ...

A sweeping study of Houston’s 22 city departments revealed potential misuse of credit cards, inefficient contracting practices with city vendors and a pressing need to streamline city government to ...

Judge Nelly Treviño Santos has been sworn in as the new Director and Presiding Judge of the City of Houston Municipal Courts ...

Richard Lee Tabler, 46, would be the second inmate executed in Texas in a little over a week, with two more scheduled by the ...

Houston officials laid out the results Feb. 12 of a citywide efficiency study that was conducted in late 2024. The study ...