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Some big city Texas mayors seek friendlier tone with state’s GOP leaders

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. After nearly a decade of high tensions between Republicans running the state and leaders of the state’s bluer urban areas, some mayors of major Texas cities are trying a new playbook: play nice […]

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Infrastructure, funded waste, public safety (including his own)

HOUSTON – It’s time to get to work. This is the mantra of Mayor-Elect John Whitmire after officially winning Saturday night’s runoff election in overwhelming fashion over U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee. State Sen. Whitmire is about to undergo a career change at an age when most individuals are enjoying retirement. Whitmire’s reasoning? This is […]

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Houston elects veteran Democrat John Whitmire as mayor

Houston has elected Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire as its new mayor, following a runoff election on Saturday night. Whitmire, a seasoned Texas lawmaker with 50 years of service representing the city, secured a victory over US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. Voters in Houston are heading to the polls to elect a new mayor to […]

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to speak as votes continue being counted in Houston Mayoral race

HOUSTON – Votes for who would be the next mayor of Houston were still being tabulated well into Saturday night. Both candidates, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and State Senator John Whitmire, hosted Election Night watch parties for their supporters to gather to hear the results. SEE ALSO: Houston Mayor Runoff Election results for December 9, […]

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Who will win the Houston mayor’s race? – Houston Public Media

This week, Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina discuss the hostage deal brokered between Israel and Hamas, the lawsuit brought by Texas women over abortion rights, and the outlook for the Houston mayoral runoff election, among other stories. NATIONAL TOPICS Deal brokered for hostages Can Haley gain ground? Vote to remove Santos TEXAS TOPICS […]

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Houston Mayor Turner, candidate John Whitmire spar over diversity

Mayor Sylvester Turner and mayoral candidate John Whitmire. Houston Chronicle Outgoing Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the mayoral front runner, state Sen. John Whitmire, owes him and the city an apology over claims of a lack of diversity in the top levels of City Hall. Data shows claims made by Whitmire on the lack of Asians and […]

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Mayor Sylvester Turner calls John Whitmire’s diversity comment a “dog whistle” on his administration – Houston Public Media

Lucio Vasquez / Houston Public Media FILE: Mayor Sylvester Turner at a June 2, 2021 City Council Meeting. Mayor Sylvester Turner said Senator John Whitmire’s comments this week about the lack of diversity in the current administration were “dog whistle” comments. In a Monday night mayoral debate, hosted by Fox 26 and held at Texas […]

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Whitmire leading Jackson Lee, new poll shows

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire are pictured together in this composite photo. Houston Chronicle State Sen. John Whitmire maintains a 7 percentage point lead over U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the Houston mayoral race, with a fifth of likely voters having yet to make up their minds just weeks before the […]

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Houston mayor’s race largely centers on Sheila Jackson Lee, John Whitmire

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. As Houston grapples with crime, a looming budget crisis and growing housing unaffordability, the race to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city has mostly come down to two longtime fixtures in local politics. U.S. […]