New solid waste trucks are headed to Houston from New Mexico. Mayor Whitmire says some trucks will arrive within two days after the purchase is finalized — but they won’t completely solve the problem.

We've been reporting on delays and trash and recycling pickups for weeks. Today, the city did something about it.

Letitia Plummer resigned her seat on Houston City Council to run for the Democratic nomination for Harris County Judge.

Leaders of advocacy groups said HPD's cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement has led to family separations and increased deportations.

While forecast temperatures might not meet the city's threshold for its heat emergency plan, officials say hot weather is ...

The doors will open in October at the new Houston branch of the Texas County Library in the downtown business district.

The Trump administration is threatening to end Roadless Rules that would open national forests to developers and extraction ...

Houston City Council debates allocation of federal aid for storm recovery, focusing on power infrastructure over housing ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later explained that Hayden, who was the first woman, Black person and professionally trained librarian to oversee the Library of Congress, had done “ ...

HOUSTON — Robert "Bob" M. Stein, a renowned political scientist who spent 46 years at Rice University and became one of ...

Mayor John Whitmire instructed the city’s planning department to use discretion in waiving sidewalk construction requirements ...

For the first time, peace officers in Houston will now be able to connect individuals experiencing homelessness with mental ...