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  2. Politics of Houston - Wikipedia

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    The city of Houston has a strong mayor–council government. The City's elected officials, serving four-year terms, [1] are: the mayor, the city comptroller and 16 members of the city council. Under the strong mayor-council government, the mayor serves as the executive officer of the city.

  3. Houston City Council - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Texas's 18th congressional district - Wikipedia

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    Texas's 18th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes much of inner city Houston and the surrounding area. It has been the Downtown Houston district since 1972. The district is currently represented by Democrat Erica Lee Carter.

  5. Democrat John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, defeating ... - AOL

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    The post Democrat John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, defeating Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee appeared first on TheGrio. ... 1995 and before that had served on Houston’s City Council ...

  6. State of Texas takes over Houston school district, which is ...

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    It also deepens a high-stakes rift between Texas’ largest city, ... The state was able to take over the district under a change in state law that Houston Democratic state Rep. Harold Dutton Jr ...

  7. Democrat John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, defeating ...

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    Houston elected Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire as its next mayor on Saturday night, elevating a Texas lawmaker who has represented the city for 50 years by giving him a victory over U.S. Rep ...

  8. List of mayors of Houston - Wikipedia

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    Federal government. Presidential elections ... Democratic 2000 2004 2008 2012 ... The following is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in ...

  9. Democrat John Whitmire wins Houston mayoral race - AOL

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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 ...