On november 3, 2015, voters approved proposition 2. Your library card allows you to borrow books, ebooks, e. The bob lanier public works building in houston is named after him. The mayor of boston is the head of the municipal government in boston, massachusetts. She also served as an atlarge member of the houston city council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2010 parker was houston s second female mayor after kathy whitmire, and one of the first openly gay mayors of a major u. List of mayors of houston the reader wiki, reader view. What are the term limits for the mayor of houston answers. Appeals court upholds houston term limits law houston chronicle.
Loan period, 14 days, 14 days, 21 days, 14 days, on demand. But that information was not in the ballot language. A term is four years and someone can be elected as many times as the people choose. In fact, it didnt even mention that it would actually extend term limits. At issue in the suit was proposition 2, a ballot measure that changed houstons charter to limit elected officials to two fouryear terms instead of. This is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of houston in the u. On october 16, 2009, the city of bridge city, texas honored bill white with a ceremony and commemorative plaque for his leadership during and after hurricane ike and his work to repair the damage caused by the storm. Term limits with the city of houston are absolute past elected officeholders. Popular exmayor banks on new career houston business. Houston voters lengthen term limits for city officials. Houstonians on tuesday easily approved city proposition 2, changing houston s 24yearold system of term limits to allow officeholders to serve a maximum of eight years, up from six years. Beginning with the tenure of bob lanier, the city charter imposed term limits on officeholders of no more than three terms six years total.
Politics of houston news newspapers books scholar jstor february 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message. Annise danette parker born may 17, 1956 is an american politician who served as the 61st mayor of houston, texas, from 2010 until 2016. Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837. Before seeking his first and only elective office as houston s mayor in 1991, he was a gubernatorial appointee to the texas highway commission, which he chaired, and chairman of metro, houston. Term limits, published in 1997, is the first political thriller novel by vince flynn. Did voters know they were approving extended term limits in. Lee brown, the former three term houston mayor, has been elected chairman of unity national bank six months after becoming an investor in what officials call the citys only africanamericanowned. Due to term limits, he was unable to run again for mayor of houston. Bostons mayoral elections are nonpartisan as are all municipal elections in boston, and elect a mayor to a fouryear term.