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May 13—WILKES-BARRE — The unanimity Council displayed to approve both items on the agenda disappeared when solicited for donations by an audience member. At its public meeting Thursday night ...
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.
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 City Hall and Market House, located on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue, was shared by the Houston city government and the city market.(1904) Houston City Hall and Market (postcard, circa 1912-1924) From 1841 to 1939, Houston's municipal government was headquartered at Old Market Square. It was destroyed by fire in the 1870s, and also in ...
Oct. 25—WILKES-BARRE — The $7.8 million health insurance contract with Highmark is back on City Council's work session agenda for further discussion Tuesday night. Council asked for additional ...
In 2009 there was an election for the City Controller of Houston to succeed Annise Parker. Ronald Green, who was also a member of the city council, defeated Khan in the runoff election. [4] [5] In December 2014, Khan was elected president of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH), defeating Hashim Badat. [citation needed]
Sep. 11—WILKES-BARRE — John Lombardo, chair of Luzerne County Council, began Wednesday's 9/11 ceremony by asking for a moment of silence. "I would ask that we recognize and pause for the ...
On January 5, 2010, Johnson announced his candidacy for Texas's 18th Congressional District seat, a seat held by incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee. [11]Jackson Lee was in her third term on the Houston City Council in 1994 when she beat incumbent U.S. Representative Craig Washington on the theme that he was out of touch with his district.