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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.
The current mayor of Houston is John Whitmire. The city council lineup was based on a U.S. Justice Department mandate which took effect in 1979. Under the current city charter, when the population in the Houston city limits passed 2.2 million residents, the nine-member city council districts expanded to include two more city council districts. [2]
2009 Houston City Council At-large 1 election Party Candidate Votes % ±% None Stephen Costello 30,672 24% None Karen Derr 25,227 20% None Herman Litt 19,014 15% None Rick Rodriguez 18,330 15% None Don Cook 12,195 10% None Kenneth Perkins 10,396 9% None Brad Batteau 7,725 6% None Lonnie Allsbrook 3,128 2%
The City Hall and Market House, located on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue, was shared by the Houston city government and the city market.(1904) Houston City Hall and Market (postcard, circa 1912-1924) From 1841 to 1939, Houston's municipal government was headquartered at Old Market Square. It was destroyed by fire in the 1870s, and also in ...
In 2009 there was an election for the City Controller of Houston to succeed Annise Parker. Ronald Green, who was also a member of the city council, defeated Khan in the runoff election. [4] [5] In December 2014, Khan was elected president of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH), defeating Hashim Badat. [citation needed]
Beyoncé is set to perform live at a Kamala Harris rally in Houston on Friday afternoon. The Houston-born singer allowed the Harris campaign to use her song "Freedom" months ago.
Ronald Green is a former city controller of Houston and a former member of the Houston City Council. [1]Ronald C. Green was elected as Houston’s city controller on December 12, 2009 and reelected on November 8, 2011 and again in November 2013 (under the terms of Houston's City Charter, he is term limited after 2015).
Knox is a Republican. [3] He was first elected to represent At-large Position 1 of the Houston City Council on November 15, 2014, and assumed office on January 2, 2016. [4]In 2016, Knox fired a staffer who attempted to block a Muslim from being appointed to Harris Republican Party precinct chair.