City of Houston
Houston Election 2023: City sets field of candidates for November ballot
Posted on · A total of 78 candidates, including 17 people running for Houston mayor, will be on the ballot for the Nov. 7 municipal election.
Tag: Mayoral candidates
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Show: Mayoral Candidate Dwight Boykins (Oct. 1, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday’s Houston Matters: Mayoral candidate Dwight Boykins, writer Jia Tolentino, and the Trill Comedy Festival.
Houston Matters
Mayoral Candidate Tony Buzbee Answers Listener Questions
Posted on · The local attorney and businessman says Houston has been good to him, so he wants to help get the city "back on track."
Houston Matters
Full Show: Mayoral Candidate Tony Buzbee, And ‘Bubba’ The Supercomputer (Sept. 17, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Mayoral candidate Tony Buzbee, a new supercomputer near Katy, and why Talento Bilingue went under.
Full Show
The Top Houston Stories of 2015: Wednesday’s Show (December 30, 2015)
Posted on · Houston had a busy 2015, to say the least. As the year draws to a close, we look back at some of the biggest news stories from the past 12 months in Greater Houston on this special edition of Houston Matters. Of course, there were too many stories to mention them all, but we try […]
Houston Matters
What Challenges Face Houston’s Next Mayor?
Posted on · On Saturday (Dec. 12, 2015), Houston voters went to the polls and narrowly elected Sylvester Turner as the next Mayor of Houston. Turner, who eked out the runoff election win with 51 percent of the vote, reinforced in his victory speech that he “will do [his] very, very best to represent every single Houstonian in […]
Full Show
Houston Matters’ Mayoral Runoff ’15: Tuesday’s Show (December 8, 2015)
Posted on · On this special edition of Houston Matters, we devote the entire hour to the two candidates in Houston’s mayoral runoff election: Sylvester Turner and Bill King. Bill King is a Houston native and an attorney and businessman who served two terms as mayor of the small city of Kemah in Galveston County. For a decade, […]
Houston Matters
HOU Decide: Highlights from the Houston Mayoral Debate
Posted on · The final debate before early voting in the Houston mayor’s race was held Saturday night. Houston Public Media, KHOU 11 News and Free Press Houston co-presented the debate called “Hou Decide,” which was geared, in part, towards younger voters, as evidenced by Tweet-like opening statements, and some questions coming from Millennials at a watch party […]
Election 2015
Mayoral Candidates Talk About Parks And Bikes At Greener Houston Forum
Posted on · What should be the new mayor's top priorities, in terms of creating new green space and making things safer for cyclists?
Houston Matters
Houston Mayoral Candidate Sylvester Turner Answers Your Questions
Posted on · Over the last several Tuesdays, we've offered you a chance to speak directly with the major candidates running to be the next mayor of the City of Houston. We conclude today with State Rep. Sylvester Turner.
Houston Matters
Houston Mayoral Candidate Steve Costello Answers Your Questions
Posted on · On Tuesdays through Sept. 22, 2015, we offer you a chance to speak directly with the major candidates running to be the next mayor of the City of Houston. We continue on this edition with Houston City Council Member Steve Costello. Costello is a civil engineer, the co-founder and president of the engineering and surveying […]
Houston Matters
Houston Mayoral Candidate Adrian Garcia Answers Your Questions
Posted on · On Tuesdays through Sept. 22, 2015, we offer you a chance to speak directly with the major candidates running to be the next mayor of the City of Houston. We continue on this edition with former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia. Garcia spent 23 years as an officer in the Houston Police Department before being […]
Houston Mayor
Mental Health Services Become Political Fodder in Houston Mayoral Race
Posted on · Houston mayoral candidates bemoan effect of untreated mental illness on police and jails
Houston Matters
Houston Mayoral Candidate Bill King Answers Your Questions
Posted on · On Tuesdays, we offer you a chance to speak directly with the major candidates running to be the next mayor of the City of Houston. We continue with former Kemah mayor and Houston Chronicle columnist Bill King.
Houston Matters
Houston Mayoral Candidate Marty McVey Answers Your Questions
Posted on · On Tuesdays through Sept. 22, 2015, on Houston Matters we’re offering you a chance to speak directly with the major candidates running to be the next mayor of the city of Houston. We continue with Houston area businessman Marty McVey. In 2011, the private equity investor was appointed by the Obama administration to serve on […]