Mayor John Whitmire says the ordinance is one way to help keep public spaces clean and safe, especially as downtown grows ...

The Houston mayor's office plans to expand the city’s so-called “civility ordinance," which currently prohibits lying down, ...

Precinct 2 Constables are working with H.O.P.E Haven to help get the homeless community off the streets. On Wednesday, they ...

Houston has made some progress moving people off the streets. However, tensions remain over the city’s set ordinance about sitting, lying down, or leaving personal belongings in certain public spaces ...

As summer temperatures continue to climb, the need for relief becomes critical — especially for those without shelter. That’s ...

Houston and its partners have moved from promising permanent supportive housing to those moved out of encampments to offering what it can. Officials say it's a sign more funding is needed.

California had 230,443 homeless students in the latest state enrollment data released last month, a 9.3% increase from the previous year. Advocates and school officials say some of the increase is ...

It’s often said music is the universal language of humanity. Now a 12-year-old Houston boy is putting that to the test for an ...

Current city law doesn't allow anyone to sit or lie down on sidewalks from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. in certain areas, and now the ...

Larry Satterwhite, director of the Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security, announced during a June 24 news conference ...

A recent survey by Rice University's Kinder Institute found that nearly 60% of respondents said local officials and leaders ...

With a bit of help from his parents, Yuvi Agarwal set up Wild Tunes, which enlists musicians to comfort animals in shelters ...