Preview: 2023 Houston Mayor Election
Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
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10 questions for the Houston mayoral candidates
We invited the candidates for mayor to respond to questions about the important issues. Anne Garcia, Gilbert Garcia, Lee Kaplan, Roy Vasquez and John Whitmire filled out and returned our questionnaire.
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Whitmire stresses experience, rivals focus on crime and budget solutions in last Houston mayoral debate before early voting starts
State Senator John Whitmire continues to lead the field of Houston mayoral candidates, according to the most recent UH Hobby School survey of likely voters. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee missed the debate, tied up in Washington, D.C. with the fight to elect a new Speaker of the House.
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State Senator John Whitmire continues to lead the field of Houston mayoral candidates, according to the most recent UH Hobby School survey of likely voters. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee missed the debate, tied up in Washington, D.C. with the fight to elect a new Speaker of the House.
Houston city attorney mulling mayoral candidate complaints about John Whitmire’s campaign finances
Gilbert Garcia and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, in a pair of jointly written letters in recent weeks, claimed Whitmire is potentially violating city campaign finance laws. A campaign spokesperson for Whitmire, who is considered the frontrunner ahead of the Nov. 7 election, said it is in compliance with the law and called the complaints “desperate.”
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Gilbert Garcia and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, in a pair of jointly written letters in recent weeks, claimed Whitmire is potentially violating city campaign finance laws. A campaign spokesperson for Whitmire, who is considered the frontrunner ahead of the Nov. 7 election, said it is in compliance with the law and called the complaints "desperate."
Houston mayoral candidate Gilbert Garcia says competency is missing at City Hall and he would bring it back
Gilbert Garcia is the former chairman of METRO, and says as mayor he would work with those who disagree with him.
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