December 22, 2021 •
Houston, Texas Announces Special Election
Houston, TX City Hall - by: ExqBoredinNac, CC BY-SA 4.0
A special election for Houston City Council District G is scheduled for January 25, 2022. The special election was called after former incumbent Greg Travis resigned on October 27 to run for the District 133 seat in the Texas House of Representatives. […]
A special election for Houston City Council District G is scheduled for January 25, 2022.
The special election was called after former incumbent Greg Travis resigned on October 27 to run for the District 133 seat in the Texas House of Representatives.
Travis served on the 16-member Houston City Council from 2016 to 2021.
Five candidates filed to run in the special election by the deadline: Mary Nan Huffman, Piper Madland, D. Duke Millard, Raul Reyes Jr., and Houshang Taghizadeh.
January 14, 2019 •
Special Election for Tennessee Senate District 22 Announced
A special primary election will take place on March 7 to fill a vacancy in Senate District 22. Rep. Mark Green vacated the office to serve as U.S. Rep. for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. Senate District 22 represents Montgomery, Houston […]
A special primary election will take place on March 7 to fill a vacancy in Senate District 22.
Rep. Mark Green vacated the office to serve as U.S. Rep. for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District.
Senate District 22 represents Montgomery, Houston and Stewart counties.
January 12, 2015 •
Houston Ordinance Curtailing Political Contributions Preliminarily Blocked
On January 9, 2015, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the city of Houston from enforcing its ordinance prohibiting political contributions until the first day of February prior to the day of an election. In Gordon v. City […]
On January 9, 2015, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the city of Houston from enforcing its ordinance prohibiting political contributions until the first day of February prior to the day of an election.
In Gordon v. City of Houston, the United States District Court for The Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, found the city did not present any evidence showing the ordinance advanced the city’s interest of preventing the appearance of corruption. The plaintiff argued the ordinance “stifles core political activity and prevents candidates from raising funds to run effective campaigns, yet it does not further the only legitimate governmental interest relevant in this area, i.e., the prevention of corruption or its appearance.”
Because this is a preliminary injunction, the court found the public interest would not be “disserved” by its issuance, concluding, “Any harm caused to defendants by issuing the injunction does not outweigh the more serious harm that will be suffered by Gordon if the challenged ordinance is enforced against him.”
January 11, 2011 •
Houston City Council to Vote on Ethics Ordinance
Changes Could Be Coming for Lobbyist Registration Rules
The Houston City Council is expected to consider a new ethics ordinance this week wherein attorneys would no longer be able to lobby city officials under the guise of performing legal work. The ordinance would require all persons lobbying to register as lobbyists or face criminal penalties.
Further, changes would also be made prohibiting city officials from accepting or soliciting gifts from parties seeking to do business with the city.
Photo of Houston City Hall by Daniel2986 on Wikipedia.
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