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Houston mayor speaks out about city's role in ICE raids
Mayor John Whitmire confirmed that officers with the Houston Police Department have not assisted in any of ICE's recent raids ...
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To address homelessness, Houston mayor’s office wants to ‘end sleeping outside’
It’s not illegal to sleep outside in most of Houston, but Mayor John Whitmire wants to change that. It would require action ...
Houston Mayor John Whitmire breaks consequential news, then lacks specifics. What's the deal?
Houston Mayor Whitmire recently said he wanted to move an entrance at Memorial Park, but his team declined to provide ...
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Immigrant faces deportation after traffic stop in Texas, sparking more fear
A week ago, 29-year-old Jose Alvaro and his wife Ashley went out to buy some baby formula in Lubbock with their three kids ...
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Mayor Whitmire and city leaders urging Houstonians to stay put for the next 48 hours
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston Mayor John Whitmire and city officials held a press conference on Monday evening to discuss the final preparations ahead of the winter storm hitting southeast Texas.
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Houston mayor John Whitmire says it's 'all hands on deck' for winter storm
"We're going to be responsive, but we need Houstonians to assist us by limiting their activities," Whitmire said during the press conference. "We are doing everything possible from the city to ...
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City officials asking Houstonians not to drip faucets during winter storm
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It is all hands on deck in the City of Houston as preparations move forward for a potentially historic winter storm in southeast Texas. Mayor John Whitmire said planning ...
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Mayor Whitmire tells Houstonians to 'limit activity,' 'use common sense'
Ahead of a winter storm that's anticipated to bring freezing rain, sleet and potentially 3-5 inches of snow or more to the Houston area, Mayor John Whitmire stressed Sunday that city residents do ...
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Man accused of killing Houston sheriff’s deputy shot, killed by law enforcement officers
Houston Mayor John Whitmire had earlier described the suspect as having a long criminal history, including aggravated assault, and that Vargas and his partner had been working with a U.S. Marshal ...
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Mayor John Whitmire attacks former administration for issues with warming centers
Houston Mayor John Whitmire took a stab at the city's previous administration, blaming the former mayor for the city's inability to open warming centers during Houston's first freeze. Whitmire and ...
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Rats Have Munchies for Marijuana in Houston Police Evidence Room Because of Years-Long Backlog
of marijuana in storage, that the rats are the only ones enjoying it," said Houston Mayor John Whitmire A backlogged police evidence room in Houston, Texas, is a bountiful buffet for the city's ...
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Drug-eating rats invade Houston police evidence room, potentially disrupting hundreds of cases
"Just one example, we've got 400,000 pounds of marijuana in storage that the rats are the only ones enjoying," Houston Mayor John Whitmire said ... testified at a city Criminal Justice Committee ...