Legislators Spar Over New State Budget’s Effect On Houston
Gun laws, border security and tax cuts were among the hot issues in the Texas Legislature this year. But funding for education, health and transportation will likely have the biggest impact on the...
View ArticleWill The Third Time Be The Charm For Houston Mayoral Candidate Sylvester Turner?
The Democratic state representative is in his third campaign for mayor of Houston. He touts his experience as a lawmaker.
View ArticleSylvester Turner Says He Wants To Bring Houston Together As He Heads Into...
The veteran state lawmaker says he's feeling confident after emerging as the top vote-getter. But he's telling supporters there's more work ahead of next month's runoff.
View ArticleDon’t Miss HOU Decide: King vs. Turner
Houston Public Media, Free Press Houston & KHOU are teaming up to host a debate between the final 2015 Houston mayoral candidates Sylvester Turner and Bill King.
View ArticleSylvester Turner And Bill King Get More Endorsements In The Race For Houston...
Former Mayor Lee Brown is supporting Turner and King has received the endorsement of popular businessman Jim McIngvale.
View ArticleHouston Mayoral Runoff Campaign Becoming More Negative
Expert: Sylvester Turner is trying to get potential Bill King voters to stay home.
View ArticleHouston Mayoral Runoff: 2 Polls, 2 Different Results
Despite the biased nature of both polls, we can draw some conclusions.
View ArticleHouston Mayoral Candidates Face Off In Debate Before Election Day
The central disagreement between Bill King and Sylvester Turner is how to deal with the city’s looming budget crisis.
View ArticleHouston Mayoral Candidates Discuss Pensions, Infrastructure In Final Debate
Sylvester Turner and Bill King talked to Houston Matters’ Craig Cohen Tuesday.
View ArticlePoll: Houston Mayoral Candidates Face Tight Runoff Race
The survey was conducted by the Survey Research Center, the University of Houston Center for Public Policy & Rice University.
View ArticleBad Weather Can Affect Voter Turnout But There Are Nuances For Local Elections
Rain is in the forecast for Houston on the day of the Mayoral runoff between Sylvester Turner and Bill King.
View ArticleTurner Defeats King To Become Houston’s New Mayor
All votes are in and Sylvester Turner is the next mayor of Houston.
View ArticleHouston Mayor-Elect Sylvester Turner Ready To Tackle The Issues
The 26-year Democratic state representative defeated businessman Bill King 51 to 49 percent in Saturday’s runoff election.
View ArticleWhy Fort Bend County Had A Big Impact On Houston’s Mayoral Runoff Election
The race for Houston’s next mayor was decided by a little more than 4,000 votes. If you were monitoring the vote on Saturday night, you probably didn’t get the full picture.
View ArticleSylvia Garcia And Paul Bettencourt Talk About Sylvester Turner’s Challenges...
They agree the city's finances is one of the main challenges he will face and think his experience as a state representative may help him.
View ArticleOutgoing Houston Mayor Annise Parker Leaves Some Unfinished Business To Her...
Mayor-elect Sylvester Turner will have to deal with several important issues Parker hasn’t been able to resolve.
View Article2016 City Of Houston Inauguration Ceremony Program
Mayor-Elect Sylvester Turner and new city council members take their oaths of office Monday morning.
View ArticleIn Inaugural Speech, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Lays Out Plans To Fix...
The new mayor took the oath of office during a ceremony at Jones Hall on Monday morning.
View ArticleSylvester Turner Faces First Challenge At City Council After Being...
Council Member Michael Kubosh wanted to delay appointing Council Member Ellen Cohen as mayor pro tem, although the council ultimately approved the appointment.
View ArticleMuch Talk About Budget In New Houston Mayor’s First Full-Length Council Meeting
Sylvester Turner’s first full city council meeting went right to the crux of Houston’s problems.
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