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The Houston City Council is a city council for the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. The Council has sixteen members: eleven from council districts and five elected at-large. The members of the Council are elected every four years, with the most recent election being held in 2023 and the next being held in 2027.
Rob Todd (born October 23, 1963) is a Houston-based entertainment attorney and former member of the Houston City Council [1] from 1996 to 2002. Todd was a member of the Houston City Council from 1996 to 2002, [1] representing the eastern edge of Houston.
Pollard was born in Southwest Houston, and attended Houston Independent School District schools. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia on a basketball scholarship. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science. He played professional basketball internationally in Singapore, Chile, and other South American countries.
Amanda Edwards (born 1982) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Houston City Council from 2016 to 2020. She was a candidate for the 2020 United States Senate election in Texas in the Democratic primary and briefly ran in the 2023 Houston mayoral election before making a pivot to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024.
Knox is a Republican. [3] He was first elected to represent At-large Position 1 of the Houston City Council on November 15, 2014, and assumed office on January 2, 2016. [4]In 2016, Knox fired a staffer who attempted to block a Muslim from being appointed to Harris Republican Party precinct chair.
The current mayor of Houston is John Whitmire. The city council lineup was based on a U.S. Justice Department mandate which took effect in 1979. Under the current city charter, when the population in the Houston city limits passed 2.2 million residents, the nine-member city council districts expanded to include two more city council districts. [2]
The Emirates Group holds a 68.7% stake in Dubai-based Maritime and Mercantile International, 34.4% equity stake in Oman United Agencies and a 54.7% equity stake in Emirates Flight Catering. Emirates Flight Catering is the sole provider of airline and airport catering services at Dubai International Airport.
In an interview Brown said "I am very much my own person and as many who know me and watch me on city council I stick by my principles and I do not get bullied. I do not get pressured." [1] In 2014, Brown was replaced as Houston City Council representative for District A by Brenda Stardig following a December 2013 runoff election. [9]