901 Bagby: Inside The Mayor's Office
Inside Houston City Hall, Mayor John Whitmire and notable members of his administration, sit down for candid conversations about the decisions, challenges, and priorities shaping the future of Houston — from public safety and infrastructure to quality of life, growth, and major events. Hosted by former TV news anchor Owen Conflenti.
901 Bagby: Inside The Mayor's Office
Latest Episodes
She Learned English at the Houston Public Library. Now She Runs It.
Sandy Gaw learned English as a kindergartner at the Houston Public Library. Forty years later, Mayor Whitmire appointed her to run it — a system with more than 330,000 active cardholders, 2 million visits last year, and 8 million physical and d...
1.6M Houstonians Are Not Ready for Hurricane Season
When Hurricane Beryl was bearing down on Houston, the wife of the city's top emergency manager decided — for the first time in years — to stay home. Beryl passed directly over their house. Brian Mason, Director of the City of Houston Office of ...
Houston's Chief Operating Officer On Fixing The Budget
Houston's city budget has run a structural deficit for nearly 40 years — the last structurally balanced budget was under Mayor Lee Brown. In Episode 9 of 901 Bagby, Chief Operating Officer Steven David walks through exactly how the Whitmire adm...
Houston's Latest Public Safety Efforts & New Crime Data
In his second month in office, Mayor John Whitmire got a call: HPD had 260,000 suspended cases that had never been investigated. "Let me say it again," he tells the room. "260,000." A year later, Houston's murder rate is down 36% year-over-year...
Houston Public Works Director Randy Macchi: Major Infrastructure Improvements
When Randy Macchi took over as Houston's Public Works Director, the city had 1,900 active water main leaks running at the same time. He's brought that number down to roughly 100 — and other mayors have started calling to ask how.Macchi i...