Posted on · Over a thousand people jammed the Wortham Theater downtown for the public inauguration of new Houston Mayor Annise Parker and other elected officials. In her speech, Parker outlined the challenges for Houston. Pat Hernandez has more.
Posted on · A ceremonial inaguration will be held this morning for Houston's new mayor. Annise Parker officially took the oath of office over the weekend in a private ceremony. She chose to do it that way, because the mayor is required to take office by January 2nd. And by holding the public inaguration on a workday, Parker was able to avoid racking up a huge amount of overtime for all those city employees, such as the police, that need to be on hand during such an event. KUHF's David Pitman visited with Mayor Parker while she was cleaning out her controller's office a few days ago, and she told David that her top priority will be to make sure the city can continue to provide essential services with less money to go around.
Posted on · Houston Mayor-elect Annise Parker announced her transition team today. Parker will ask the team to review operations in multiple city departments as she prepares to make staffing and budget decisions. Laurie Johnson reports.
Posted on · The political fall-out continues as Houston prepares for a new mayoral administration. Rumors were circulating that METRO chairman David Wolff submitted his resignation. Wolff says that's not true — but he does plan to resign in the next couple months. Laurie Johnson reports.
Posted on · Big changes are coming to the Houston Police Department if Houston Mayor-elect Annise Parker has her way. Since the election on Saturday, Parker has made it clear she plans to change how HPD does business, including getting rid of Police Chief Harold Hurtt in a move she says is necessary. Jack Williams reports.
Posted on · After nearly a year on the campaign trail, Houston Mayor-elect Annise Parker says she'll take the next few days to assemble a transition team as she prepares to move into the mayor's office. As Jack Williams reports, Parker says her number one priority will be to figure out how to provide basic city services and the same or less money.
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Posted on · Tomorrow is Election Day for Houston's run-off races — including Houston mayor and controller along with several council positions. Registered voters have from 7 AM to 7 PM to cast a ballot. Laurie Johnson reports.
Posted on · Mayoral candidate Annise Parker has pulled ahead with a strong lead over her opponent Gene Locke. According to a KUHF-11 news survey Parker has a 13-point lead going into the election. Laurie Johnson reports.
Posted on · As part of our coverage leading up to the December 12th runoff election in Houston, KUHF's David Pitman is talking with the candidates for mayor and city controller. Today, he sits down with City Councilman M.J. Khan, who's running for controller. Khan explains how his engineering background will help him find "efficiencies" in the budget, should he defeat his challenger, City Councilman Ronald Green.
Posted on · As the weekend runoff election approaches, KUHF is talking with the candidates for Houston mayor and controller. Today, David Pitman chats with City Councilman Ronald Green, one of two candidates in the race for the controller's office. Green is going against City Councilman M.J. Khan in Saturday's runoff.
Posted on · Early voting for Houston's weekend runoff election will wrap up in a few hours. So far, the early vote totals for 'this' go-round have outpaced the early vote totals in the November 3rd election. David Pitman reports.
Posted on · As part of our coverage of the upcoming runoff election, KUHF's David Pitman is talking with the two candidates for mayor, and the two candidates for Houston City Controller. Today, David sits down with Controller Annise Parker, who is facing former City Attorney Gene Locke in the December 12th runoff.
Posted on · Officials with the Harris County Clerk's Office say they don't think burglars who hit an early voting location over the weekend were trying to tamper with the outcome of the city's run-off elections. Laurie Johnson reports.