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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.
Kevin Eltife, former president pro tempore of the Texas Senate (2015–2017) from the 1st district (2004–2017) (Republican) [49] State representatives. Ellen Cohen, former state representative from the 134th district (2007–2011) and former Houston city councilor from district C (2012–2020) [49]
Additionally, he was appointed by his fellow council members to be mayor pro-tempore and has served the position for 2 terms. [3] Davis was term limited on the council, in spite of this until District B held an election for a new representative Davis held the position. [5] [6] On December 21, 2020, Davis was succeeded by Tarsha Jackson. [7]
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Texas state Sen. John Whitmire will be Houston’s next mayor, NBC News projects.. Whitmire defeated Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a fellow Democrat, in a runoff election Saturday to lead the fourth ...
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire will face off in Saturday’s runoff election to be the next mayor of Houston. Whitmire and Jackson Lee, both Democrats, were the top two ...
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 City Council race [ edit ] On August 21, 2023, Buzbee filed to run for the Houston City Council seat for District G. [ 36 ] In the general election, Buzbee placed second with 41.31%, advancing to a runoff against incumbent Mary Huffman who earned 49.42% of the vote. [ 37 ]