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Mayor Whitmire outlines tasks for the independent panel investigating HPD suspended cases

Houston Mayor John Whitmire vowing the person who came up with the “suspended, loss of personnel” code will be investigated. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.) HOUSTON – A few weeks ago, KPRC 2 Investigates reported that Mayor John Whitmire appointed a private committee to investigate the thousands of suspended sexual assault […]

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Houston TX Mayor John Whitmire’s first two months in City Hall

Mayor John Whitmire speaks during a press conference at the Houston Emergency Center in January. Houston’s new mayor has met with a slew of elected officials, big-name executives and staffers during his first two months in office. Karen Warren/Staff photographer Aside from council meetings and staff calls, Whitmire’s top priority – resolving City Hall’s years-long […]

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Mayor Whitmire names 5-member panel to investigate HPD’s ‘manipulated, broken system’ of deactivated criminal cases

HOUSTON – Apologizing for the “terrible mistake” that “manipulated Houston’s crime rate over the last eight years, Mayor John Whitmire appointed a 5-member panel to investigate “how in the world this existed for 8 years without someone having the good sense to sound the alarm.” Ellen Cohen will chair the panel. She’s president and CEO […]

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Mayor Whitmire to announce Independent Review Committee members assessing HPD’s handling of suspended criminal reports

HOUSTON – On Wednesday, Houston Mayor John Whitmire will release the names of the people who will make up the Independent Review Committee that will be assessing the Houston Police Department’s handling of thousands of suspended criminal reports. HPD faced severe criticism following the revelation that about 264,000 criminal reports have been suspended across various […]

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Houston Mayor Whitmire visits officers reviewing suspended reports

Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Police Chief Troy Finner are joined by Houston Area Women’s Center President Emilee Dawn Whitehurst and Deputy CEO Sonia Corrales for a press conference on Monday, March 11, 2024, in Houston.Raquel Natalicchio/Staff photographer Police Chief Troy Finner and Houston Mayor John Whitmire are joined by Houston Area Women’s Center President […]

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‘We need to hold people accountable’

HOUSTON – Since announcing on X last Friday that a “significant number” of sexual assault investigations within the Houston Police Department had been suspended because of a “lack of personnel,” HPD Chief Troy Finner has remained silent. But on Wednesday his boss, Mayor John Whitmire, started talking. “It is alarming,” The new mayor said following […]

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Too many fees at Houston public parks

HOUSTON – At a recent city council meeting, Mayor John Whitmire decried ever-expanding fees and costs to the public to go to public parks, and called out Memorial Park by name. “I do not plan to privatize parks; I adamantly oppose privatization. I want our parks to be accessible and affordable to the least among […]

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Houston City Council pumps brakes on Fifth Ward creosote relocation | #citycouncil

A test well is shown as Kathy Blueford-Daniels, a Fifth Ward resident and community activist, talks about health concerns in the area near her home from the creosote contamination at the former Union Pacific Railroad site wood treatment facility shown Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Houston. Residents had previously picketed at the contaminated rail yard […]

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire meets with TEA chief Mike Morath

Houston Mayor John Whitmire (left) and Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (right) met Jan. 8, 2024, to discuss the direction of Houston ISD. Houston Chronicle Whitmire met with Morath to share “his views on the importance of HISD to the City of Houston and pledged that he and his new Education Advisor would assist the Houston […]

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Mayor Whitmire must keep Turner’s parks legacy going (Opinion)

Mayor Sylvester Turner speaks during a press conference announcing the plans to replace the Sharpstown Park Community Center, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, in Houston. The purposed, 36,000 square-foot, two-story facility is estimated to cost $16 million.Jason Fochtman/Staff photographer Upgrades Regarding “Texas Children’s Hospital donates $1.5M to MacGregor Park renovation,” (Dec. 28): I read in the […]