Regarding “Gov. Abbott and Mayor Whitmire resurrect an old scheme to sell Houston’s water to West Texas,” (Jan. 10): This is the first time in a very long time that I am in agreement with ...

Mayor John Whitmire’s administration has rescinded a city policy that allowed Houston’s municipal workers to work a hybrid schedule, coming into the office on some days and working remotely at ...

Houston has the most stringent warming center opening policy of all of Texas’ major cities. Houston opens warming centers when the weather reaches a hard freeze of 24 degrees for two hours or ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire announces pay raises for officers at a new Houston Police Department cadet class in September 2024. Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are exploring ...

The latest includes 400,000 pounds of marijuana that’s been stored in Houston Police Department evidence rooms “that only the rats are enjoying,” Whitmire said a recent news conference.

Mackenzie Dern kicked off 2025 with a heaping helping of revenge. The strawweight jiu-jitsu ace submitted Amanda Ribas with a nasty third-round armbar on Saturday night in the main event of UFC ...

Climbing Two Up, One Down: Exacting revenge on Amanda Ribas, Mackenzie Dern earned her ninth win in the UFC’s strawweight division. She is now two shy from leader Angela Hill, with four other ...

The Weili vs. Suarez winner could potentially face Dern for the next strawweight title fight. Despite the setback to begin 2025, Ribas remains an intriguing part of the strawweight title picture.

In the end, it was an excellent way to begin the year. UFC Fight Night: Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2 saw a series of excellent finishes, as well as plenty of exciting fights. Will any of ...

In the main event, No.6-ranked strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern faced No.8-ranked Amanda Ribas. This fight was a rematch of their Oct. 2019 encounter, which Ribas won by unanimous decision ...