Tag Archives: Annise Parker

Turner wants to rethink transportation

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I like the way he’s thinking. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, in less than a month on the job, has hit the streets at full speed. First he tackled potholes. Last week he tackled a state transportation department that’s spent the … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Annise Parker, bicycles, buses, carpooling, Clark Martinson, construction, David Mincberg, Energy Corridor District, Harris County, HGAC, Houston, HOV lanes, I-10, I-45, light rail, Medical Center, Metro, pedestrians, SH288, sidewalks, Steve Radack, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Sunset Advisory Committee, Texas Transportation Commission, The Lege, traffic, TxDOT | 2 Comments

Term limits lawsuit against city could be dismissed

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

This was unexpected. Last November, Houston voters approved an amendment to the City Charter that changed the length and maximum number of terms elected officials can serve. The lawsuit by Phillip Paul Bryant alleges the language on the ballot tricked … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, Local politics | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2015, Eric Dick, Houston, lawsuit, Philip Bryant, term limits | 1 Comment

HPD Chief McClelland to retire

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Mayor Sylvester Turner today announced that he has accepted the retirement of Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland, effective February 26, 2016. McClelland was sworn in as a police officer in September 1977. He rose through the ranks … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged Annise Parker, Charles McClelland, Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, Sylvester Turner | 1 Comment

So what happened to One Bin for All?

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

KUHF asks the question. It has been almost three years since the city won a $1 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies for the One Bin For All concept, which would let Houstonians throw all their waste in one bin, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Annise Parker, Houston, Melanie Scruggs, One Bin For All, recycling, solid waste, Sylvester Turner, Texas Campaign for the Environment | 2 Comments

City-county relations should continue to be good

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Glad to hear it. Prospects for increased city-county cooperation are looking up, Houston Mayor-elect Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Ed Emmett say, forecasting further thawing of the historically contentious relationship between the jurisdictions. Turner spoke with Emmett and Harris … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Annise Parker, Commissioners Court, Ed Emmett, Election 2015, Harris County, Houston, Mayor, Sylvester Turner | 2 Comments

Interview with Mayor Annise Parker

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

We are in the last few days of the administration of Mayor Annise Parker. Having served three terms each as Council member and Controller, she is finishing up eighteen years as an elected official in the city of Houston. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2015, gay rights, Houston, interviews, Mayor, Metro, repeal, term limits, transgender rights | 12 Comments

Looking back and looking ahead for Mayor-elect Turner

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a Q&A with our new Mayor that looks back on the campaign that just wrapped up. Q: Economically, electorally, this is a divided city. You campaigned on a platform of bringing people together. How do you overcome that split … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Annise Parker, budget, economy, Election 2011, Election 2015, Election 2019, Houston, Mayor, Sylvester Turner, term limits | Comments Off

More HERO public information requests

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

The bullying continues. Does President Barack Obama regularly drop a line to Houston City Council members? Probably not, but we could soon find out, thanks to a public records request that opponents of the city’s equal rights ordinance, known as … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Annise Parker, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Campaign for Accountability, Dave Martin, Election 2015, gay rights, Hillary Clinton, Houston, Houston City Council, Jared Woodfill, Michael Kubosh, open records, repeal, Senate, Sylvester Turner, transgender rights | 5 Comments

Turner’s Council

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

So what kind of City Council will Mayor-elect Sylvester Turner have to work with? In addition to Turner replacing term-limited Mayor Annise Parker, the council also will gain five new faces, four thanks to term limits and one who defeated … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #4, Clarence Bradford, Dave Martin, District G, District H, Election 2015, fundraising, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Oliver Pennington, Richard Nguyen, runoff, Stephen Costello, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, term limits | 2 Comments

Council members complain about open records requests

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Oh, please. Councilmen Michael Kubosh and Dave Martin on Tuesday blasted a records request from a D.C.-based nonprofit to those council members who voted against the Houston equal rights ordinance, known as HERO, last year. The Campaign for Accountability’s request … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Annise Parker, Campaign for Accountability, Dave Martin, Election 2015, gay rights, Houston, Houston City Council, Michael Kubosh, open records, Paul Bettencourt, repeal, Senate, transgender rights | 3 Comments

An app to help the homeless

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

This is a great idea. A shower. A meal. A place to sleep. Those basic needs come to mind when most think of the homeless. Our Calling, a Dallas nonprofit, has given the homeless an iPhone app. The faith-based nonprofit … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | Tagged Annise Parker, cellphones, Dallas, Election 2015, homelessness, Houston, iPhone, Mayor, Our Calling, Wayne Walker | Comments Off

Mayor will seek texting-while-driving ban

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

One more agenda item before it’s all over. It’s not the first time Houston officials have broached the issue; Mayor Annise Parker has long lobbied to impose a Texaswide texting-while-driving ban. But months after another legislative session with no action, … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Annise Parker, Houston, Houston City Council, school zones, text messages, The Lege | 12 Comments

Lawsuit filed over term limits referendum

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

As if on cue, the following hit my inbox on Wednesday afternoon, from Eric Dick: Phillip Paul Bryant is filing a lawsuit to invalidate Proposition 2 because the ballot language misled Houston voters. Annise Parker and the City of Houston … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2015, Eric Dick, Houston, lawsuit, Philip Bryant, Supreme Court, term limits | 12 Comments

Council approves body camera contract

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Moving forward. City Council approved a $3.4 million contract Wednesday to equip Houston Police Department officers with body-worn cameras despite some lingering concerns that key pieces of the city’s policy for the equipment have not been finalized. Councilmen Mike Laster, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged Annise Parker, body cameras, Brenda Stardig, Charles McClelland, Clarence Bradford, Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, Michael Kubosh, Mike Laster | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: Bell for King

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

As the headline notes, this came as a surprise to many. Former Congressman Chris Bell publicly backed fiscal conservative Bill King in the Houston mayoral runoff Tuesday, a move that could bolster King’s efforts to make inroads with progressive voters. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, Bill King, Chris Bell, Chris Brown, David Robinson, District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, endorsements, George Greanias, Georgia Provost, HAR, HCDP, HGLBT Political Caucus, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jim Bigham, Jose Leal, Karla Cisneros, Kathy Whitmire, Log Cabin Republicans, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Ronald Green, Roy Morales, runoff, Sharon Moses, Stephen Costello, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Sylvia Garcia, Willie Davis | 18 Comments

A new HERO will be up to the next Mayor

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

As it should be, whether we like it or not. Houston Mayor Annise Parker, who championed the city’s ill-fated equal rights ordinance, HERO, said she no longer plans to try to revive it before leaving office at the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Annise Parker, Bill King, Election 2015, gay rights, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, repeal, runoff, Sylvester Turner, transgender rights | Comments Off

Will someone sue over the term limits referendum?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Maybe. Pre-election polling showed voters slightly favored the change, but not if they were told that it benefits sitting council members. Rice University political scientist Bob Stein conducted the News 88.7/KHOU 11 News election poll. “When we informed voters that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2010, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, lawsuit, polls, Renew Houston, Supreme Court, term limits | 4 Comments

Leave a new HERO to the next Mayor

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

I hate having to say this. Opponents of Houston’s repealed equal rights ordinance haved placed 300,000 calls and will release a new TV ad next week warning about a possible City Council revival of the controversial non-discrimination law. All that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Annise Parker, Bill King, Election 2015, Ellen Cohen, gay rights, Houston, Mayor, repeal, runoff, Sylvester Turner, transgender rights | 13 Comments

No idling

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox, from last week: Mayor Annise Parker and Houston City Council today approved two significant ordinances that will improve Houston’s quality of life and protect public health: an anti-idling ordinance for motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged air quality, Annise Parker, Houston, Houston City Council, idling, pollution, renewable energy | 5 Comments

What next for HERO?

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Before I get into some thoughts about how to approach a second attempt at passing a non-discrimination ordinance for Houston, let me begin by dispensing with this. 2. HERO Will Be Back The lopsided defeat of the Houston Equal Rights … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Annise Parker, Bill King, Election 2015, gay rights, Houston, Houston Area Pastors Council, Houston Unites, Jared Woodfill, Mayor, repeal, runoff, Steven Hotze, Sylvester Turner, transgender rights | 14 Comments

Initial day-after-election thoughts

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

– We now have two cycles’ worth of data to suggest that having more good candidates in a Council race does not necessarily lead to better outcomes. Following in the footsteps of At Large #3 in 2013, a handful of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged alcohol, Aldine ISD, Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Chris Brown, David Robinson, District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, Election 2016, Election 2019, Gabe Farias, gay rights, Georgia Provost, Harris County, HD118, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jenifer Pool, Jim Bigham, Joe Farias, John Lujan, Jose Leal, Karla Cisneros, Lane Lewis, Laurie Robinson, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Pat Bourgeois, provisional ballots, recount, repeal, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Roy Morales, runoff, San Antonio, Sharon Moses, special election, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, Tom McCasland, Tomas Uresti, Tony Diaz, transgender rights, turnout, Waller County | 28 Comments

What the passage of the term limits referendum means

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a little unclear from this story. The passage of Proposition 2 also means some current officeholders will be able to serve longer than the six years they originally signed up for. Current freshman council members will now be able … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2015, Election 2017, Election 2019, Ellen Cohen, Greg Travis, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jerry Davis, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, term limits, turnout | 11 Comments

Omnibus election results post

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to take the easy way out here, because it’s been a long day/week/month and I’m hoping to get some sleep tonight, and just hit the highlights. There will be plenty of time for deeper analysis later, and of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adriana Tamez, Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, Bill King, Chris Brown, David Robinson, Diana Davila, District F, District G, District H, District J, Election 2015, Eva Loredo, gay rights, Georgia Provost, Greg Travis, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jim Bigham, Jolanda Jones, Jose Leal, Juliet Stipeche, Karla Cisneros, Larry Williams, Laurie Robinson, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Ramiro Fonseca, repeal, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Roy Morales, runoff, Sharon Moses, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Texas, transgender rights, Willie Davis, Youlette McCullough | 29 Comments

Back to square one for ReBuild Houston

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here we go again. A state district judge on Thursday voided the 2010 charter referendum that enabled the city to create the ReBuild Houston program, muddying the fate of the multi-billion-dollar funding scheme to dramatically improve Houston’s streets and drainage. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Annise Parker, Donna Edmunson, drainage, Election 2010, Election 2015, flooding, Houston, Houston City Council, lawsuit, Mayor, Renew Houston, runoff, Supreme Court | 1 Comment

Ground broken on the joint processing center

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Good. The majority of suspects arrested by Houston police get booked at one of two city jails, and within 48 hours they are transferred and booked in all over again at the Harris County Jail. Two years from now, officials … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged Annise Parker, budget, Ed Emmett, Election 2013, Harris County, Houston, Houston Recovery Center, HPD, jails, mental illness | 1 Comment

An Election 2015 threefer

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Three links of interest that weren’t quite worth a post on their own. Cort McMurray deconstructs Bob McNair: It’s not easy, being Bob McNair. Back in the old days, being a Houston billionaire was fun: Whether you made your fortune … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annise Parker, Bill King, Bob McNair, Chris Bell, Election 2015, gay rights, Houston, Mayor, NFL, repeal, runoff, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner, transgender rights | 12 Comments

Race and runoffs and Turner

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Everyone agrees that Sylvester Turner will be one of the candidates to make it to the runoff for Mayor this year. But what happens then? Yet, to succeed term-limited Mayor Annise Parker, Turner, an African-American, will need to broaden his … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annise Parker, Ben Hall, Bill King, Chris Bell, Election 1997, Election 2001, Election 2003, Election 2009, Election 2015, Houston, Lee Brown, Mayor, Orlando Sanchez, polls, runoff, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner, turnout | 1 Comment

KHOU poll: Turner 19, King and Garcia 9

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Our third poll result in the past week. Sylvester Turner remains the front-runner, but Adrian Garcia has lost his once firm grip on second place and Bill King rises into the top tier of contenders in the race for Houston … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annise Parker, Bill King, Chris Bell, Election 2015, gay rights, Houston, Mayor, polls, Renew Houston, repeal, revenue cap, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner, term limits, transgender rights, turnout | 7 Comments

Endorsement watch: Going for Turner

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

The Chronicle endorses Sylvester Turner for Mayor. Because there is no perfect candidate on the ballot, voters should look for someone who has the talents best suited to fixing the problems that currently threaten Houston’s long-term success: Sylvester Turner. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annise Parker, Bill King, Bill White, Bob Lanier, Election 1991, Election 2003, Election 2015, endorsements, Houston, Mayor, pension fund, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner, The Lege | Comments Off

Mimi Swartz’s Mayoral campaign rant

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here it is. What if they held a mayoral race and nobody came? That’s the question plaguing many people currently involved in Houston politics—even if no one else in town is asking it. This phenomenon isn’t entirely new: in 2009,* … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged affirmative action, Annise Parker, Bob Lanier, Election 1991, Election 1997, Election 2001, Election 2003, Election 2009, Election 2015, gay marriage, gay rights, Houston, Kathy Whitmire, Mayor, Metro, polls, repeal, Sylvester Turner, transgender rights, turnout | 6 Comments

30 day finance reports: Pro- and anti-HERO

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Some good news here. Supporters of Houston’s contentious equal rights ordinance raked in $1.26 million during seven weeks of official fundraising, more than doubling opponents’ efforts and fueling a fierce and frenzied media campaign to court voters before the law … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged ACLU, ACLU of Texas, Annise Parker, campaign finance reports, Dan Huberty, Dwayne Bohac, Election 2015, Equality Texas, fundraising, Gary Elkins, gay rights, Houston, Houston Unites, Human Rights Campaign, Jack Cagle, repeal, Robert Gallegos, Ryan Sitton, Texans for Family Values, transgender rights | 5 Comments

Highlighting wages in the Mayor’s race

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Coalition Calls on Next Mayor to Raise Minimum Wage for Publicly Funded Projects Today, a coalition of community and labor organizations staged a tour of of sites that received tax dollars to tell the story of how … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged AFL-CIO, Annise Parker, Astrodome, Election 2015, Fe y Justicia Worker Center, Houston, Mayor, minimum wage, SEIU, Texas Organizing Project, Working America | 5 Comments

Endorsement watch: Our first twofer

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

My first clear misses, too. For our next controller, voters should look for a candidate who can refocus the distracted office on the straight and narrow of Houston’s financial picture. In our current straits, we don’t have the luxury of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Annise Parker, Bill Frazer, Carroll Robinson, Chris Brown, Dwight Jefferson, Election 2009, Election 2015, endorsements, Gene Locke, Houston, Houston City Controller, Mayor | 4 Comments

B-Cycle expansion coming

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Houston area officials are investing hundreds of millions of dollars into widening Interstate 45, and they could be paying much more for even larger upcoming projects along the corridor. But a comparatively-paltry sum is about to boost bike sharing … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Annise Parker, B-Cycle, bicycles, buses, downtown, EaDo, Heights, HGAC, Houston, light rail, Medical Center, Metro, Rice Village, TSU, UH | Comments Off

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