As part of the festivities, various downtown buildings, including City Hall and the Ferris wheel at Downtown Aquarium, will be lit up red on Thursday night, along with the Post Oak Hotel at Uptown ...

The City of Houston is making a push to close its mammoth $330 million projected budget shortfall.

For many Houstonians, trains are the bane of our existence. Houston leaders saw the need for an official insignia by February 1840, when the city was only four years old and had a population of ...

Houston is offering voluntary buyouts to retirement-eligible employees to tackle budget challenges while avoiding layoffs.

After losing out on millions of Hurricane Harvey federal disaster dollars due to its own mismanagement, the City of Houston is now trying to save what it can of the allotment.

A new report by an at-large Houston City Council member criticizes the form of “advanced” or “chemical recycling” of plastics known as pyrolysis, a controversial method city officials are ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire argued with council members over the way city officials investigate allegations of misconduct, diverting to the Texas Legislature ...

Over the years, Houston has been dubbed everything from Clutch City to Space City to Bayou City. The Chronicle takes a look at the origins of Clutch City.

Houston Matters Houston City Council member: Next police chief should be data-driven, transparent and ‘can take responsibility’ Amid Troy Finner’s retirement as police chief, at-large city ...

The Houston Texans' name and logo has withstood the test of time and been a staple in the NFL as Wednesday marks the 23-year anniversary of the franchise's big reveal.

Dr. Sergio Lira, LULAC Redistricting Committee Chair, discusses a federal lawsuit against the city of Houston outside of City Hall on Dec. 5, 2022. A group of Hispanic activists have filed a ...

The organization claims the city of Houston is the only major city in Texas with at-large council seats.