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.
Verified background
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 36 of 36 council meetings the minutes place them on council (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026).
Recorded on 1278 of 1374 votes taken at those meetings.
What those votes were about
This ordinance sets the property tax rate for the City of Houston for the year 2026, establishing how ad valorem (property-based) taxes will be assessed, levied, and collected.
The Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department recommends designating the 1200 block of Arlington Street as a Residential Parking Permit Area.
The City Council is authorizing payment of recertification fees for Houston Fire Department firefighters to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, totaling $381,513.00.
The City Council approved up to $542,563.00 to buy one submersible pump and two waste activated sludge pumps from Pump Solutions, Inc. through a cooperative purchasing program.
The city council is increasing the spending cap on an existing contract with Coit Cleaning & Restoration Services for pressure washing and paint restriping at Houston airports, raising the limit from $140,000.00 to $226,000.00.
The City Council approved the issuance of special revenue bonds to fund terminal improvement projects for United Airlines at Houston's airport system. The ordinance also authorizes related lease amendments, trust agreements, and disclosure documents, and declares an emergency.