Sylvester Turner

In this Sept. 2, 2019 photo, Mayor Sylvester Turner speaks as Tony Buzbee, left, listens during a mayoral candidate forum for the 2019 election in Houston. As Turner seeks a second term, he’s hoping to use residents’ antipathy toward President Donald Trump to help him beat Turner, his biggest challenger. Crimes rates, allegations of City Hall corruption and the pace of the city’s recovery after Hurricane Harvey are among the issues that have come up in the race. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Is Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Headed for a Second Term?

The incumbent mayor largely avoided a battle royale with bombastic trial lawyer Tony Buzbee for control of the Bayou City.

by Justin Miller

Trump Megadonor and Houston Mayoral Candidate Is a Top Sponsor for Democratic Fundraiser with Hillary Clinton

by Justin Miller

Even Hurricane Harvey Can’t Temper GOP Hostility Toward Texas’ Big Cities

by Christopher Hooks

Confederate Monument Protests Draw Hundreds in Houston and Dallas

Houston energy attorney James Cargas

Q&A: What Houston Can Do About All Those Floods

by Naveena Sadasivam

Three-term Democrat Ron Reynolds is running for reelection for state representative. He's currently appealing a five-count misdemeanor conviction for barratry, or ambulance chasing.

Can GOP Failures Get the Texas Democratic Party Started?

by Christopher Hooks

A pride flag outside Houston City Hall.

Five New Year’s Resolutions for the Texas LGBT Movement

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What to Watch (Besides HERO) as Texas Goes to the Polls

by Christopher Hooks

Houston Republican Rep. Sylveser Turner dares the Republican leadership to accept his amendment to House Bill 2--allocating state money to upgrade abortion facilities to surgical center standards--promising he'll vote for the bill if they do.

Rep. Sylvester Turner Says He’s ‘Evolved’ on LGBT Issues

The Winners and Losers of the Battle for Campus Carry

by Kelsey Jukam

LGBT Advocates Laud Passage of Homeless Youth Study

Quixotic Plan to Amend U.S. Constitution Passes Texas House

Sen. Jane Nelson and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick

Dan Patrick’s Inexplicable & Contradictory Budget Proposals

Dan Patrick from last week, meet Dan Patrick from this week.

by Christopher Hooks