"Stay at home and leave our roads for our first-responders," Whitmire said in Monday's press conference ahead of the incoming winter storm.

A manhunt is underway in Houston for the person officials say fatally shot a sheriff's deputy Wednesday as he attempted to serve an arrest warrant in a shopping plaza.

John Whitmire, mayor of Houston, told Houston residents in a press conference Sunday to limit activity as a winter storm expects to slam Texas.

Whitmire expressed frustration with homeless people who refused shelter during this week's winter storm. He said the city needs the authority to remove them from the streets.

As temperatures plunge to dangerous levels, Houston and Fort Bend County are some of the areas with open locations to provide a warm place to stay.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire said on Wednesday that he's thankful that there have been no fatalities due to traffic accidents.

Houston officials weigh in on the response to the winter weather in the city.

Houston and Harris County leaders discussed the region's preparations for upcoming winter weather. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor John Whitmire came together Saturday to discuss the city and county's preparations for upcoming winter weather.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said at a joint news conference that residents should begin preparing for the freeze.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the Houston Police Department say drug-addicted rats have been digging through old evidence stashes.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire says the previous administration's policy is why he could not open the warming centers during Houston's first winter freeze of 2025.

A winter storm warning was issued prior to the conference by the National Weather Service in League City, which covers Greater Houston and Galveston.