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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
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.
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.
As of 2011 most of the Heights is a part of Houston City Council District C, [17] [33] while a portion is in District H. [34] Because of the inclusion of the Heights, Montrose, and Rice University areas, it has the nickname "Hipstrict" for what Chris Moran of the Houston Chronicle refers to as its "progressive, urban ethic."
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]
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
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 ...
Sharpstown has been districted in District F since 1980. District council members elected to the Houston City Council have been past presidents of the Sharpstown Civic Association – John Goodner (1980–1993), Ray Driscoll (1994–1999), Mark Ellis (2000–2003), M.J. Khan (2004–2010), and Aloysius Hoang (2010/11 – prior to the City of ...