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Interactive version. District map of the council in effect from 2014 until 2023 (top) and district map to be in effect from the 2023 election (bottom)[ 1 ][ 2 ] 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.
Politics of Houston. The politics of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas are complex and constantly shifting in part because the city is one of the fastest growing major cities in the United States and is the largest without zoning laws. Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837. The city is the county seat of Harris County.
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 ...
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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. [5]
1981 or 1982 (age 42–43) [1] Houston, Texas, U.S. Political party. Democratic. Education. Emory University (BA) Harvard University (JD) Amanda Edwards (born 1981 or 1982) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Houston City Council. She was a candidate for the 2020 United States Senate election in Texas, in which ...
www.adriangarcia.com. Adrian Garcia (born December 26, 1960) is an American politician and the current County Commissioner for Precinct 2 in Harris County, Texas. Garcia spent 23 years with the Houston Police Department, before becoming a city councilman. Garcia served six years as a Houston City Councilman, eventually becoming Mayor Pro ...
Sallie Alcorn is an American politician who has held political office as an at-large council member in the City of Houston, Texas since 2020. Alcorn collected 22.8% of the votes in the November 5, 2019 general election, [1] which triggered a runoff. She won her runoff election [2] on December 14, 2019, with 52.8% (90,235) of the vote.