What this office does
The Mayor is Houston's executive officer — the city's chief administrator and official representative, responsible for the general management of the city and for seeing that all laws and ordinances are enforced. The Mayor appoints department heads and advisory board members with Council approval, administers oaths and signs the motions, resolutions and ordinances Council passes, presides over City Council with voting privileges, and advises Council on the city's financial condition while presenting an annual budget for approval.
Served nearly five decades in the Texas Legislature, the longest-serving state senator in Texas history, before winning the 2023 mayoral runoff. Chairs council and votes on all items.
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In their own words
“It looks like they drew that one for me.”Office of the Mayor — Mayor's Biography ↗
Election watch
No filing on record yet for 2027.
Contact & office
What the record shows
Present at 35 of 35 council meetings the minutes place them on council (Oct 2025 – Aug 2026).
Recorded on 1255 of 1351 votes taken at those meetings.
What those votes were about
The city council is being asked to officially accept the completed work on the Chelford City Diversion Package 2 project and authorize any final payment owed on the contract with Markel Insurance Company.
The city is being asked to officially accept the completed waterproofing work done at the City Hall Annex Garage and authorize any final payment owed to the contractor, Restocon Corporation.
The council approved up to $540,613.96 for the Houston Health Department to purchase Hepatitis C virus testing equipment and supplies from DiaSorin, Inc. through a federal cooperative purchasing agreement, with the contract running through November 8, 2030.
The City Council is re-adopting the rules and criteria that govern when Houston can enter into tax abatement agreements, as required under a specific chapter of the city's municipal code.
The City Council voted to deny SiEnergy Gas, LLC's request to raise natural gas rates in Houston, keeping the current rates in place.
The city is setting aside $500,000 from its Public Health construction fund and amending an existing contract with Structure Tone Southwest LLC to manage construction at the Holcombe Lab Expansion Project.