The Houston City Council is a

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for the city of

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in the

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. Currently, there are sixteen members, 11 elected from council districts and five at-large. The members of the Council are elected every four years, with the most recent election being held in 2019 and the next being held in 2023 (all positions, along with that of the Mayor who is elected separately, are up for re-election at the same time). Council Members are limited to two terms of four years. Under the current city charter, if the population in the city limits went past 2.1 million residents, the previous nine-member city council districts would be expanded with the addition of two city council districts. Since the threshold was passed, the city created two new districts.Foster, Robin.
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''. Tuesday September 20, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. The Council works with the

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in a strong mayor-council model. The City Council monitors the performance of city agencies, confirm the mayor's appointments, and makes

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decisions as well as legislating on a variety of other issues. The Mayor chairs meetings of City Council and has a vote in the proceedings in all cases. In the event of the Mayor's absence, the Mayor Pro-Tem, a member of the Council chosen for the position by the mayor, presides over Council meetings. Should both the Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem be unavailable, the Vice Mayor Pro-Tem, chosen for the position by fellow Council Members, will preside. City Council and the Administrative Office of City Council (AOCC), a division of the Finance Department which serves administrative duties for the council, are housed in the City Hall Annex in

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History

Between the

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and the enacting of court-ordered city council redistricting in the 1970s, none of the city council members were black.Davis, Rod.
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''. Sunday August 3, 2003. Travel 1M. Retrieved on February 11, 2012. Until 1972 all of the members of the city council were white.Gaventa, John, Barbara E. Smith, and Alex W. Willingham. ''Communities in Economic Crisis: Appalachia and the South''.

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on October 6, 2011. , .

Members

Houston City Council Member Larry Green, who represented District K since 2012, was found dead in his home on March 6, 2018. Martha Castex-Tatum won a special election to fill Green’s vacated seat on May 5, 2018 and assumed office on May 16, 2018. As of 2019, 5 seats were up for grabs which were the At Large positions 4 and 5, and Districts B, C, and J seats. At Large position 5, and council districts B, C, and J had term-limited council members who were serving out their third and final term in office under the pre-2016 three 2 year terms allowed by the city charter.

Districts

As of 2011 the City of Houston has eleven city council districts, A through K. The current City Council Districts were announced in 2011. District J and K were newly added. As of 2011, the populations of four districts (in terms of overall population and voting age population) are majority Hispanic, the populations of three districts are majority White, two districts have a majority African-American population, and one is close to being majority African American. Of the districts, one has a significant Asian American population. Both new districts are in

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District A

District A serves areas in northwestern Houston.Moran, Chris.
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''. Thursday September 8, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. District A includes communities north of

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(Katy Freeway),Graham, Rusty.
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" '' The Memorial Examiner''. Wednesday October 26, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. including Spring Branch. As of 2012 thousands of

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n people live within District A. As of 2012, according to

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political scientist Bob Stein, voters in District A tend to be older people, conservative, and

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, and many follow the

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. The voting base is such despite the presence of large Hispanic neighborhoods within District A. In the 2011 election voters favored Tea Party candidate Helena Brown over the incumbent, Brenda Stardig, because Stardig supported a "rain tax," passed in 2010, that taxed churches.

District B

District B serves areas in northern Houston and northeast Houston.Editorial: Kathy Ballard-Blueford Daniels for City Council
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''. Wednesday October 5, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. Chris Moran of the ''

'' said that the district "is considered an African-American stronghold." Most residents belong to racial and ethnic minorities. Areas within the district boundaries include

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, the Fifth Ward,Mack, Kristen. "Small differences separate runoff candidates." ''

''. Friday December 9, 2005
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Retrieved on November 5, 2011. and

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. The ''

'' said that District B's constituency "has been shortchanged historically on municipal services and economic development." A lot of illegal dumping occurs within the district. The newspaper added that the district has "a resilient community spirit." Kristen Mack of the ''

'' said in 2005 that the district, prior to the 2011 redistricting, "is plagued by unkempt lots, clogged ditches and substandard streets." In 1987 District B included Clinton Park, the Fifth Ward, Fontane Place,

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, Scenic Woods, Settegast, Songwood, and Trinity Gardens. It also included the

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and the Bush Airport areas. In 1987 the district was 69% African American. the runoff for District B had not yet taken place even though the first round of the election occurred in 2019. After a year-long delay the runoff election for District B took place Dec. 12, 2020, between Tarsha Jackson, an advocate for criminal justice reform, and Cynthia Bailey, head of a non-profit focused on helping local kids. Jackson defeated Bailey with 68.5% of the vote.

District C

District C extends from an area north of the

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, through the

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area, down to the Braeswood area. The current District C includes most of the Houston Heights,City of Houston, Council District Maps, District C
." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
." ''Houston Heights''. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. Montrose, the

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, and some communities around

. District C also includes the Braeswood area,

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,Editorial: Ellen Cohen for City Council District C
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''. Thursday October 6, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. almost all of Oak Forest.Oak Forest Section Map
." Oak Forest Homeowner's Association. Retrieved on June 16, 2009. Because of the inclusion of the Montrose, Heights, and Rice University areas, it has the nickname "Hipstrict" for what Chris Moran of the ''

'' refers to as its "progressive, urban ethic." The ''Houston Chronicle'' editorial base described District C as a district that should be "politically dynamic."Political challenge: Revised council redistricting plan offers Hispanics a third majority district
" (editorial) ''

''. Wednesday May 18, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. Historically District C has covered areas within the "Inner Loop" (areas inside the

) and western Houston. 20 years before 2011, Montrose was moved from District C to district D to avoid putting too many minorities in a single city council district.Jigsaw puzzle: Creating two new Houston City Council seats poses demographic challenges
" (editorial) ''

''. Wednesday January 26, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. Kristen Mack of the ''

'' said that District C, which "covers a diverse swath of

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", was "One of Houston's most economically diverse districts, it ranges from leafy Southampton near

through more modest subdivisions and vast apartment warrens in the city's far southwest."Mack, Kristen.
Council District C hopefuls push advocacy Diverse area has 7 candidates to pick from Nov. 8
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''. Friday October 21, 2005. Retrieved on November 4, 2011. Jerry Wood, a former city planner and neighborhood expert, said that all of the regions of District C were active in terms of politics. In the 1990s District C had a wedge shape. It extended from the Museum District to the

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south side. It included Fondren Southwest, Meyerland, and Southampton. As 2011 city council redistricting approached, some members of Houston's gay community and some Houston area bloggers proposed returning Montrose to District C. Around 2011 an earlier plan would have combined the Heights and Montrose under a district called District J.

District D

District D extends from the northernmost area within Midtown southward to

. District D includes Sunnyside,Revised Council District D
." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. and it also includes the Third Ward.Mack, Kristen.
City Council hopefuls starting to make plans
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''. Friday January 5, 2007. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. District D is home to Texas Southern University and the University of Houston. 20 years before 2011, Montrose was moved from District C to district D to avoid putting too many minorities in a single city council district. While Montrose was in District D, it was not able to have its own residents elected to city council. Instead the district was forced to try to influence electoral contests involving candidates from other neighborhoods. In the 2011 redistricting Montrose was moved into District C.

District E

District E mainly consists of Kingwood and the Houston portion of

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. The City of Houston has a liaison who works with the District E representative and the residents of Kingwood. In 2006 some Kingwood residents told the ''

'' that the District E representative has too little influence in city council, which had 15 seats during that year, and that the district is, in the words of Renée C. Lee of the ''Chronicle'', territorially "spread too thin."Lee, Renée C.
Annexed Kingwood split on effects
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''. Sunday October 8, 2006. A21. Retrieved on July 6, 2011. Print version exclusively has timeline of Houston annexations and the infobox on incorporated areas. The main story and "About Kingwood" are in the online edition and in the print edition.

District F

District F serves areas in southwestern Houston. As of 2011 District F has a significant

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community, and as of 2013 the Vietnamese are more politically active than the Hispanic majority.Tolson, Mike.
Council contender scores improbable upset
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''. November 10, 2013. Retrieved on August 7, 2014. District F includes much of the

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area, Westchase, other areas in

, Briarmeadow, Tanglewilde. The largest communities were Alief and Westchase. In 1985 District F included far

. It included

, Braeburn, Braeburn Valley West, Glenshire,

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, Robindell, and

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which were previously in District G, were moved to District F, while the

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areas and Sharpstown were moved out of District F.

District G

District G serves areas in western Houston. District G extends from an area inside the

, between

(Katy Freeway) and

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, westward to an area past Eldridge Road. Neighborhoods in District G include the

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area,

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and

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. Briarmeadow and Tanglewilde, two communities south of

, were previously in district G until 2011, when redistricting moved them into District F. In 1987 District G was the wealthiest city council district in Houston. It was about 90% white. It served River Oaks and most of Memorial, two very wealthy communities, and it also served

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, the Ashford Area, Briargrove, Briarmeadow, Carvercrest,

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, the Uptown area, Lamar Terrace, Park Hollow Place, Shadow Oaks, Tanglewood, and Westpark Village. In 1987 Kim Cobb said that while it includes wealthy areas, District G "also includes neighborhoods suffering from a shortage of city services because of west Houston's breakneck growth during the boom years."Cobb, Kim.
District G candidates target area's service gaps as their first priority
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''. Saturday October 24, 1987. Section 1, Page 19. Retrieved on October 14, 2012. During that year, Chris Chandler, a political candidate for District G, said, as paraphrased by Cobb, that Lamar Terrace was the "most troubled sector" of District G "and could stand a thorough cleanup by the Solid Waste Management Department."

District H

District H includes some areas north of the

. Areas within the district include the Near Northside,Morris, Mike.
Pothole patrol looks for Houston's bumps
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''. Friday January 14, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.Revised Council District H
." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. areas in the

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region extending to Little York Road, and some areas east of

. The district also includes a portion of the

. Before the 2011 redistricting, District H included all of the

. At the time District H was mostly Hispanic, but because of the inclusion of the Houston Heights, it was becoming increasingly non-Hispanic White.

District I

District I includes neighborhoods in southeastern Houston, including several

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communities.Revised Council District I
." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. It also includes most of

. District I had been established by 1979, with the first election campaign for City Council District I occurring during that year.

District J

District J includes several neighborhoods along U.S. Route 59 (Southwest Freeway), outside of the

. District J includes

and

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to an area south of

.Shauk, Zain.
Hispanic-opportunity district draws three candidates
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''. Friday October 14, 2011. Retrieved on November 4, 2011.
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District J includes territory previously in districts C and F. District J was formed as a district to allow

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to more easily elect representatives catering to them; as of 2010 Hispanic and Latino people have 44% of Houston's population, but two of the eleven city council members were Hispanic or Latino. During the 2011 redistricting, Hispanic and Latino leaders asked

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, to revise her proposed redistricting plan of city council areas. Instead of creating a new city council district to serve White communities within the

, as the earlier plan had proposed, the revised plan called for making a mostly Hispanic district. Robert Jara, a political consultant of the group Campaign Strategies, drew the boundaries of District J in order to ensure that Gulfton and Sharpstown were together in one area. That way, the Hispanic residents could lobby for influence with their city council representative, whether he or she is of Hispanic origin or not. As of 2011, 63.1% of residents are Hispanic and Latino. Significant numbers of White, Black, and Asian people live in the district. As of the same year, 17% of registered voters had family names of Spanish/Hispanic origin. Many people living in the district are not U.S. citizens. Jason Moran of the ''

'' said that the area has been referred to as a "Hispanic opportunity district." In a May 2011 editorial the ''Houston Chronicle'' editors said that they support the redistricting plan since they believed that Hispanics need more representation, but they added that the election of a Hispanic to fill the position is not guaranteed because many of the residents are not U.S. citizens and are ineligible to vote. As an example, the editors pointed to the

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's establishment of the 29th congressional district so that a Hispanic/Latino could be elected as a member of the

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, a non-Hispanic White, won the first election for the district in 1992. As of 2011 was still the incumbent in the area.

District K

District K is in far southwestern Houston. The editors of the ''

'' said that it is "roughly at 7 o'clock if you pretend that our squiggly map is shaped like a circle."Editorial: Larry Green for council District K
" (editorial) ''

''. Tuesday October 11, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. District K's approximate boundaries are Almeda Road, South Braeswood Boulevard, Gessner Road, and

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.Lee, Renée C.
New faces hoping to represent new District K
" ''

''. Thursday October 20, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. The district includes Brays Oaks,

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, Westbury, and areas of Houston in Fort Bend County. It also serves Willowbend. District K was formed in 2011, with territory taken from council districts C and D. As of 2011 it has an African-American plurality, and most of its residents were Black and Hispanic. In a 2011 editorial the ''

'' editors stated that African-American voters likely would have control of the district.

Notable former members

* Carroll G. Robinson (at-large council member) * Jew Don Boney Jr. * Helena Brown *

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''. December 29, 2006. Retrieved on August 4, 2009. *

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Martha Wong Dr. Martha Jee Wong, born Martha Jee,(1939–)Campaign Notebook
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''. Saturday January 11, 1997. A30. Retrieved on February 16, 2012. * Al Hoang *

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* Michael Berry * M.J. Khan * Sue Lovell *

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(Chairman Tower Commission) * Orlando Sanchez (Harris County Treasurer) * Mike Sullivan (Harris County Tax Assessor) * Joe Roach

References

External links

Houston City Council main page
*Morris, Mike and Allan Turner.
Latinos criticize Houston City Council redistricting plan City Council redistricting plan draws fire Mayor's proposal would increase seats from 9 to 11, but critics say attempt to boost Hispanic districts not foolproof
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''. Thursday April 7, 2011. *Morris, Mike.
Latino leaders suggest map for Houston Council districts Latino leaders offer own map of Houston City Council Alternative is one of 16 received in past two weeks
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''. Wednesday April 20, 2011. {{Authority control Government of Houston Texas city councils