Party Politics
George Santos doubles down in reelection run
Posted on · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
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Houston Matters
What Sheila Jackson Lee running for Houston mayor means for her and the mayor’s race
Posted on · University of Houston political analyst Nancy Sims thinks this may well be it for Houston mayoral candidates.
Houston Mayor
State Sen. John Whitmire displays bipartisan support while launching bid for Houston mayor
Posted on · Whitmire, the longest-tenured member of the Texas Senate, has joined a Houston mayoral race that includes Amanda K. Edwards, Chris Hollins and Lee Kaplan.
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Amanda Edwards, former Houston City Council member, is running for mayor
Posted on · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner can not run for the office again because of term limits.
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Former Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins is running for mayor in 2023
Posted on · Former Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins rose to prominence by pushing ways to expand voting access in Texas’ most populous county during the November 2020 election.
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John Whitmire faces a Texas Senate challenge after announcing his bid for Houston mayor
Posted on · The two will face off in a primary to represent Senate District 15, which includes Bellaire, The Heights and Humble.
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State Senator John Whitmire announces run for Houston mayor in 2023
Posted on · Whitmire has been rumored to be interested in succeeding Mayor Sylvester Turner, who is currently serving his final term.
City Of Houston
Houston Avoids Budget Shortfall With $607 Million In Federal Funds
Posted on · The $5.1 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 is a $227.96 million increase over last year’s spending.
Politics
Turner Leads Houston’s Mayoral Race And Voters Support METRO Bond, HPM-KHOU 11 Poll Finds
Posted on · More than one-third of respondents say they'll vote for incumbent Sylvester Turner -- though even more of them give the city of Houston a poor grade on flood control and road maintenance.
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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Leads South America Trip
Posted on · Turner said Houston is home to nearly 17,000 people of Peruvian, Chilean and Argentinian descent
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UPDATE: Turner Stresses Discrepancies With FEMA On Housing Assistance Six Months After Harvey, Launches Volunteer Program
Posted on · The City will launch a new volunteer program called ‘Houston Still Needs You’
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Houston Doesn’t Have Money To Build Third Reservoir: Mayor Turner
Posted on · Houston Mayor said that the cost of another reservoir is around $500 million and added that Texans need the same kind of federal assistance that Louisiana received after Hurricane Katrina, and New York and New Jersey got following Hurricane Sandy
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Your Questions for Mayor Sylvester Turner: Friday’s Show (September 30, 2016)
Posted on · Earlier this month (Sept. 14, 2016), Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced a preliminary plan to reform the city's pension system and address an unfunded liability in the billions, paying it off over thirty years. The plan will, among other measures, lower the assumed rate of return on pension investments to seven percent, which Turner says […]
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Houston Mayor Urges State Board To Reject Controversial Textbook
Posted on · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is asking the Texas Board of Education to reject a controversial textbook.
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Former Houston Mayor Will Be Honored Along Grand Parkway
Posted on · Officials have voted to designate the road as the Bob Lanier Memorial Parkway.