Proponents of a Houston city charter amendment that would end the mayorâs unilateral control over city council agendas say Mayor Sylvester Turner is abusing that power by delaying a public vote on the amendment for two yearsâa political move theyâre calling...
After more than a year of fighting, legal maneuvering, and playing politics with the petition process, city council heard public testimony on the upcoming agenda item to place Houston firefightersâ pay parity petition on the November ballot. As a reminder, the issue...
Some Houston City Council members teamed up this week for a rare move: calling a special meeting without the mayorâs approval. The seldom-utilized rule allows three or more council members to call a hearing to address a topic of their choosing. The last time it was...
Houstonâs Inspector General will soon be investigating an ethics complaint against Houston Controller Chris Brown. The complaint, filed by a former intern in the controllerâs office, alleges Brown fired him after he attempted to facilitate a public finance training...
Religious leaders, who spoke out against the recently defeated Houston âEqual Rights Ordinance,â were handed subpoenas in response. Now, some council members are saying they too were unjustly targeted for voting against the controversial ordinance. The Campaign for...
Adding to the list of continuous blows to Houston Mayor Annise Parkerâs controversial Equal Rights Ordinance, the Supreme Court of Texas issued another opinion today rejecting Parkerâs choice of ballot language, claiming it conflicts with the cityâs own laws. Parker...
Last week, Houston Mayor Annise Parker presented her second ballot item to city council for the upcoming November election. While the discussion of changing term limits for the cityâs politicians has been floating around for a few months now, this is the first time a...
After the ongoing and predictably divisive battle surrounding Houstonâs Equal Rights Ordinance (ERO), one would expect a just and representative government to identify the very flaws that originally caused the contention. One would also expect an effort from officials...
