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.
Episodes
11 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...
Houston Mayor: We Won't Tolerate Racism
Houston Mayor John Whitmire doesn't hold back on tough decisions—including firing a top-performing police officer for using racial slurs, despite her stellar academy record. In this episode from City Hall, Mayor Whitmire opens up about how his ...
Houston Fire Chief Thomas Muñoz: HFD's Dramatic Turnaround
You've never heard a fire chief get this emotional about his job. Houston Fire Department Chief Thomas Muñoz tears up talking about potentially pinning his own son as a Houston firefighter, and reveals how Hurricane Katrina taught ...
Voting Against Abbott More Than Any Living Human
Ever wonder what it's really like when a mayor goes head-to-head with the governor?Houston's John Whitmire doesn't mince words about his battles with Greg Abbott over immigration policy, while also haring the important numbers beh...
How Houston Added 800 Police Officers Without Raising Property Taxes
Other mayors are quietly calling Mayor John Whitmire asking, "How are you doing it?"In this episode, Mayor Whitmire addresses overtime criticism head-on, explaining how Houston added 800 police officers and reached an all-time hig...
Houston's $314M Recovery Plan & National Homelessness Model
Houston just secured $314 million in federal funding and the Mayor reveals why the city is positioning itself to become America's model for ending homelessness.In this episode, we break down the comprehensive $41 million Emancipat...