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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.
Peter Hoyt Brown (October 16, 1936 – December 12, 2017 [1]) was a politician who held office as an at-large council member in the city of Houston, Texas.Known locally as "Peter Brown," he was a candidate for the 2009 Houston mayoral race, to succeed then Mayor Bill White, who vacated the position due to term limits.
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]
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
In the 2007 Houston City Council At-large 4 election, Ronald Green, was re-elected to a third term. He was given 100% of the vote from the voters. 2007 Houston City Council At-large 4 election
The City Hall and Market House, located on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue, was shared by the Houston city government and the city market.(1904) Houston City Hall and Market (postcard, circa 1912-1924) From 1841 to 1939, Houston's municipal government was headquartered at Old Market Square. It was destroyed by fire in the 1870s, and also in ...
The Houston mayoral election of 2013 took place on November 5, 2013. The incumbent Mayor Annise Parker was re-elected to a third, and final, two-year term in office. Candidates
Pollard was born in Southwest Houston, and attended Houston Independent School District schools. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia on a basketball scholarship. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science. He played professional basketball internationally in Singapore, Chile, and other South American countries.