Archive for January 2024

Yesterday morning, Commentary attended the public swearing-in ceremony for Mayor John Whitmire, City Controller Chris Hollins, and the Houston City Council members. It looked like most seats at the Wortham Center were filled. The place was packed with the city’s political players and movers and shakers. Former mayors Annise Parker and Sylvester Turner were in…

Today is the public swearing-in for Mayor John Whitmire, City Controller Chris Hollins, and the Houston City Council members. It will be at 9:30 am at the Wortham Center downtown. I will be attending. Afterwards, the Mayor will conduct his first City Council meeting and he will announce his Mayor Pro Tem selection and council…

I was there last night, err, at midnight. See this from the Chron: Former state Sen. John Whitmire was sworn in as Houston’s 63rd mayor just after midnight Monday in a private ceremony with family and friends at City Hall. Judge Victor Trevino III conducted the ceremony, and Whitmire took his oath on his mother’s prayer book and Bible,…