Sylvester Turner

In memory of the Houston native, Mayor Sylvester Turner is expected to proclaim May 25th as George Floyd Remembrance Day on the 2nd anniversary of his death.

Hundreds of residents gathered at MacGregor Park in south Houston Saturday for Houston's first Art Bike Festival!

Axel Turcios, 14, was shot and killed before he was robbed by two men in west Houston, but his assailants are still at large. A $25,000 reward has been offered to help find those responsible.

Mayor Sylvester Turner highlighted the One Safe Houston plan —which as you know is a multimillion-dollar initiative to fight crime. The funds for that were made possible by the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package passed in 2021.

Thousands of residents gathered at Discovery Green, where Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke held a Rally for Abortion Rights.

Houston City Council is cracking down on the theft and trafficking of catalytic converters.

Houston's own Megan Thee Stallion has continuously made the city proud and was given a special honor this weekend.

“Over the past 100 years, our Zoo has seen two world wars, a depression, multiple hurricanes, and a pandemic, yet we persevered and have thrived," Houston Zoo president and CEO Lee Ehmke said.

“With many taking advantage of widely available vaccines, booster shots, and the robust COVID-19 testing, our country and more importantly, our community has moved into a new phase of this pandemic,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said

Mayor Sylvester Turner signed the policy on Earth Day, as part of the recent release of the two-year update on Resilient Houston and the Climate Action Plan (CAP).

Houston City Council voted unanimously to grant parental leave for employees - the first time in the city's history.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will unveil a new trail, park, and plaza to honor the Vietnam-war veteran who was beaten to death by HPD officers in 1977, which set off riots and led HPD to set up its Internal Affairs Divison.

“We have to bear in mind that we stand against any sort of bigotry, racism, discrimination against our Asian American brothers and sisters; we're all in this together,” Mayor Turner said. “And the reality is, an attack on offense on one is an attack on offense on us all.”

Mayor Sylvester Turner says it’s the largest amount of funding Houston or Harris County has ever seen for such an initiative.

As an intense situation in Colleyville, Texas unfolds where at least four people were taken hostage at a synagogue, Houston-area leaders are holding steady, offering thoughts and prayers.