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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.
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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]
“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.
2007 Houston City Council At-large 3 special election Party Candidate Votes % ±% none Melissa Noriega: 15,957 47% none Roy Morales: 6,349 19% none Tom Nixon 4,545 13% none David Goldberg 2,325 7% none Kendall Baker 1,640 5% none Sara Owen-Gemoets 979 3% none Noel Freeman 872 3% none Andy Neill 599 2% none Anthony Dutrow 231 1%
The 2005 Houston City Controller election was a non disputed election with Incumbent Annise Parker being re-elected to a second term with 100% of the vote. 2005 Houston City Controller election [ 1 ] Party
It will be held in person in the City Council Chambers at the Salem Civic Center, 555 Liberty St. SE, and can be watched on Comcast Cable CCTV Channel 21 or on the Salem YouTube channel in English ...
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]