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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.
John Richardson Harris (October 22, 1790 – August 21, 1829) was an American settler of Mexican Texas and the namesake of Harris County, Texas. He founded the town of Harrisburg, Texas , and Harris County, Texas is named in his honor.
John Harris (born November 11, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Texas . He has been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles , Atlanta Falcons , Brooklyn Bolts (FXFL), Ottawa Redblacks (CFL) and Edmonton Eskimos (CFL).
Houston Mayor John Whitmire said the storm was known to have killed four people and may have killed a fifth person. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said the search and tally of casualties was ...
Houston City Charter: Salary: $236,189 (2019) Website: Official website: ... John Whitmire Democratic 62 2016–2024 Sylvester Turner Democratic 61 2010–2016
Editor's note: This article will be updated with more information as it becomes available. Memorial Medical Center confirmed Aug. 8 that Chief Executive Officer John Harris is stepping away from ...
It was founded before 1825 on the eastern stretches of the Buffalo Bayou in present-day Harris County, Texas, on land belonging to John Richardson Harris. In 1926, Harrisburg was annexed into the city of Houston. The original name of Harris County was Harrisburg (Harrisburgh) County until it was shortened after the demise of the City of Harrisburg.
Mary Jane Harris was born on August 17, 1819 in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri to John Harris and Jane Harris. [1] John Harris knew Moses Austin in Missouri, who persuaded him to participate as a settler in his colonization scheme of Mexican Texas. John Harris first moved his family back to Cayuga, New York before his Texas venture. [2]