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  2. 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.

  3. Wards of Houston - Wikipedia

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    When the city of Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837, its founders—John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen—divided it into political geographic districts called "wards". [ citation needed ] The ward system, a precursor to today's City Council districts, was a common political tool of the early 19th century, and is still ...

  4. File:Houston City Council districts map (2014–2024).svg

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    English: Districts map for the Houston City Council, in effect from the 2013 election until councilors' terms end in January 2024. Shapefile from City of Houston GIS and modified & simplified with Mapshaper. Interactive version at Data:Houston City Council Districts (2014–2024).map

  5. File:Houston City Council districts map (2024–).svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Districts map for the Houston City Council, to be in effect from the 2023 election (elected councilors will be start their terms in 2024). Created with Dave's Redistricting App using the PDF file and precinct list of the districts from the Planning and Development Department of the City of Houston, and modified with Mapshaper.

  6. Politics of Houston - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. List of neighborhoods in Houston - Wikipedia

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    Midtown Houston Midtown [5] South of Interstate 45, west and north of Interstate 69 Near Northwest Management District Greater Inwood Tomball Parkway to the north, T. C. Jester Road to the east, Pinemont Road to the south, Hollister Road to the west North Houston District Greenspoint: Centered around the junction of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8

  8. Third Ward, Houston - Wikipedia

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    Third Ward is Houston City Council part of council District D and, as of 2020, is represented by Dr. Carolyn Evans-Shabazz. [48] In the 2000s Third Ward was split between districts D and I. [49] [50] In the 1990s it was split between districts D, E, and I. [51] In the 1991 Mayor of Houston election most Third Ward voters voted for Sylvester ...

  9. Geographic areas of Houston - Wikipedia

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    When Houston was established in 1837, the city's founders divided it into political geographic districts called "wards." The ward designation is the progenitor of the nine current-day Houston City Council districts. Much of the predominantly African American First Ward was demolished and renovated as part of a gentrification effort. Much of the ...