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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 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 ...
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]
John Harris Whitmire (born August 13, 1949) [2] is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 63rd mayor of Houston, the most populous city in Texas, since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party , Whitmire was previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 until 1983, and the Texas State Senate from 1983 to 2023.
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] Buzbee lost the runoff to Huffman with the latter receiving a little over 56% of the vote. [38]
“This (new) mayor comes along at a time when the city is doing well, though the city faces issues,” said Bob Harvey, president and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership, a local business group.
Tarsha Jackson, Houston City Councilor from district B (2020–present) [72] Naushad Kermally, Sugar Land City Councilor from the 2nd district (2019–present) [51] Elyse Lanier, former First Lady of Houston (1992–1998) and widow of former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier [51] Joaquin Martinez, Houston City Councilor-elect from district I (2024 ...
Edwards ran for Houston City Council in 2015 for At-Large Position 4 and won, succeeding C.O. Bradford. In the runoff, she received more votes than anyone in the municipal election, including the mayor, Sylvester Turner. During her tenure, Edwards served on the Transportation, Technology, and Infrastructure Committee and the Economic ...