FILE: State Sen. John Whitmire, the longest-tenured member of the Texas Senate, is running for Houston mayor. Houston Mayor John Whitmire Thursday afternoon replaced a longtime Houston Public Library ...

After nearly two decades, the Houston Public Library System is getting new leadership following Mayor John Whitmire's replacement of longtime director Rhea Lawson with Cynthia Wilson, a senior mayoral ...

The Freed-Montrose library re-opened on Monday morning and will continue operations until its relocation to the Montrose Collective. Mayor John Whitmire said he will be looking to work with the ...

Bibliophiles and connoisseurs of print can explore the Houston Public Library’s collection of donated books, ex-library books and other items during an online auction that lasts through April 17.

The city of Houston is making history as the first in the U.S. to have a public library system name a diplomat-in-residence.

In a city that feels like it's constantly building, expanding, or reinventing itself, the Julia Ideson Building stands as a ...

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Mayor John Whitmire has replaced Houston Public Library Director Rhea Lawson with senior mayoral staffer Cynthia Wilson. Houston’s library system, with 120 years of history and more than 40 locations, ...