In his first State of the City address on Tuesday, Mayor John Whitmire mostly stuck to the past, whether it be his accomplishments on his road to becoming Houston's mayor or the perceived failures of the past administration.

In a broad-sweeping conversation at a packed ballroom at the downtown Hilton, Houston Mayor John Whitmire got personal, talking about his upbringing in rural Hillsboro, Texas, growing up without running water,

Houston Mayor John Whitmire talked about his eight months in office, including the city's response to the May derecho and Hurricane Beryl in early July.

A police officer was shot in the leg Tuesday morning in northwest Houston while responding to a home invasion, but was in good spirits at the hospital shortly after the shooting, Mayor John Whitmire said.