Posted on · State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, has won the Democratic nomination for a vacant seat on the Harris County commissioner's court, putting the 26-year Texas Senate veteran on a path to leave the Legislature by next year.
Posted on · Over the next 2 months, more than 5,000 children will compete for Olympic gold...without ever leaving the city of Houston.
Posted on · When appointed as interim replacement for the office, Locke did not intend to run.
Posted on · Gene Locke said he plans to be a hands-on commissioner and will continue El Franco Lee's programs for Precinct 1 youth and seniors.
Posted on · Harris County Judge Ed Emmett plans to appoint a new Precinct 1 commissioner on Friday to take the seat of the late El Franco Lee.
Posted on · The private ceremony with family and friends will take place at a church in downtown Houston.
Posted on · Harris County Judge Ed Emmett is expected to appoint a replacement this month to serve out the rest of Commissioner Lee’s term.
Posted on · El Franco Lee was the first African-American ever elected to the Harris County Commissioners Court.
Posted on · In 1985, Lee was elected and sworn in as the first African American Harris County Commissioner.