The longest-serving member of the Texas Senate, Democrat State Sen. John Whitmire (Houston), announced that he is running for mayor of the City of Houston in 2023 while at a campaign event for his re-election to the Senate on Wednesday. “I’m no longer considering it;...
Proponents of a Houston city charter amendment that would end the mayor’s unilateral control over city council agendas say Mayor Sylvester Turner is abusing that power by delaying a public vote on the amendment for two years—a political move they’re calling...
