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The Houston City Council is a city council for the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. The Council has sixteen members: eleven from council districts and five elected at-large. The members of the Council are elected every four years, with the most recent election being held in 2023 and the next being held in 2027.
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The following is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. Until 2015, the term of the mayor was two years. Beginning with the tenure of Bob Lanier, the city charter imposed term limits on officeholders of no more than three terms (six years total). On November 3, 2015, voters approved ...
Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second ...
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In February 2022, Hollins announced his candidacy in the 2023 Houston mayoral election to succeed Sylvester Turner, who's term-limited. [42] In the first five months of his candidacy, Hollins raised $1.1 million. [43] On April 6, 2023, Hollins withdrew from the mayoral race to instead run for city controller.
Spring is in District 150 of the Texas House of Representatives. As of 2023 Valoree Swanson represents the district. [44] It is in District 4 of the Texas Senate; as of 2023, Brandon Creighton represents the district in the Texas Senate. [45] Spring is in Texas's 2nd congressional district; as of 2023 Dan Crenshaw is the representative. [46]
It includes the Houston suburbs of Jersey Village, Cypress, Tomball, Greater Katy, and Klein. [3] The Memorial Villages and a portion of the city of Houston are also located within the district. The district was created in the redistricting after the 2020 census, where Texas gained two seats in the House.