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John Whitmire, Houston First unveil phase one plans for $2 billion George R. Brown expansion
Construction of a 700,000-square-foot building with two exhibition halls, ground-level retail and restaurants, and the largest ballroom in Texas.
Mayor John Whitmire and Houston First Corporation Unveil Master Plan to Transform the Core of East Downtown
Phase I to include dramatic convention center expansion with new plaza HOUSTON, March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayor John Whitmire and Houston First Corporation today unveiled a transformational master plan to reconnect the city's East End with downtown,
Houston leaders unveil plans for massive overhaul of convention center
Houston is about to undergo one of the largest planned development projects in over 50 years, Mayor John Whitmire announced on Thursday morning. The city, along with the Houston First Corporation, unveiled its master plan to reconnect the city's East End with downtown,
Houston officials announce renovation plans for George Brown convention area
Mayor John Whitmire and Houston First Corporation unveiled a plan to "reconnect the city’s East End with downtown."
Houston's downtown convention center will get a game-changing expansion
Houston First Corporation unveiled a massive expansion and transformation of the area around the George R. Brown Convention Center. At the ceremony, Houston Mayor John Whitmire and other officials spoke about the need for improvements to the facility,
Houston’s Muslim community split on Whitmire’s involvement in annual dinner
Some local Muslims plan to once again boycott Whitmire's appearance at annual Ramadan event over his refusal to call for a ...
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Mayor John Whitmire to enforce citywide hiring freeze in Houston
Mayor John Whitmire is expected to implement a hiring freeze later this month in Houston to improve the city’s efficiency, ...
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire plans hiring freeze as city faces more than $330 million budget deficit
Whitmire wants to implement a hiring freeze in the city government. As of September, the city had nearly 5,000 vacant ...
Texas state employees reportedly to return to in-person work full-time
Texas state employees will reportedly return to work full-time in the office where possible, following a trend among major ...
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‘I’ve lost a personal friend:’ Mayor Whitmire offers condolences for Sylvester Turner
I’ve lost a personal friend,” a somber Mayor John Whitmire said before the City Council. “No one will be able to step into ...
Newly Elected Texas Congressman, Who Replaced Late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Dies Hours After Attending Trump's Speech
Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston who joined Congress just two months ago, died shortly after ...
Mayor John Whitmire, Judge Lina Hidalgo urge measles vaccinations amid northwest Texas outbreak
As a measles outbreak sweeps northwest Texas and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo opens its gates, the area’s top elected ...
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ABC13 sits down with Houston Mayor Whitmire about a citywide hiring freeze
The mayor told ABC13 that public safety, including Houston's fire and police departments, will be spared, but all other departments will be subject to the hiring freeze.
Whitmire confident in city preparedness as officials monitor growing measles outbreak in west Texas
HOUSTON — Houston Mayor John Whitmire told KHOU 11 he is confident in the city's ability to swiftly respond to any potential ...
Texas congressman dies at 70
Texas, has died two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump's address before Congress in ...
'Don't mess with Medicaid': Texas lawmaker's final message to Trump before dying at 70
A new Democratic lawmaker had a message for Donald Trump about cutting Medicaid for everyday Americans that he shared widely ...
Houston's GRB South will feature the largest ballroom in Texas, but not everyone is excited
Mayor John Whitmire and Michael Heckman, President & CEO of Houston First Corporation, will present the master plan at a ...