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Dec. 12, 2009
World & Nation
Annise Parker, Democrat, wins 3rd term as Houston mayor
Nov. 6, 2013
HOUSTON--Houston Mayor Annise Parker staged what may seem like a political coup Tuesday, winning a third term in a red state during a year in which female candidates lost mayoral bids in Los Angeles and New York.
Houston Mayor Annise Parker discusses the controversial non-discrimination ordinance on Tuesday’s ballot.
Nov. 2, 2015
Mayor Annise Parker won reelection here — twice — by taking on some of the city’s most basic municipal problems: the water system, street repairs, homelessness.
The daughter of Houston Mayor Annise Parker was briefly denied the chance to take a driving test this week because her birth certificate and other documentation indicated she has two mothers, the mayor said.
Oct. 25, 2014
Politics
This week’s mayoral elections in Atlanta and Houston were close enough to trigger runoffs between the top two candidates in each city, leaving voters with final choices in December that could turn on race but also on nuts-and-bolts issues of governing in a recession.
Nov. 5, 2009
Houston elects first openly gay mayor
Dec. 13, 2009
Houston Mayor Annise Parker says that severe flooding in the city has killed at least two people and emergency personnel handled hundreds of water rescues as parts of Houston saw up to 11 inches of rain.
May 26, 2015