Gay mayor-elect: Victory shows Houston’s diversity
(Houston) The day after Houston voters chose Annise Parker to become the city’s first openly gay mayor, she did as she had throughout a contentious, hard-fought campaign: focused on the brick-and-mortar realities of running the country’s fourth largest city.
Parker told a Sunday press conference about her transition team, her plans …
Anti-gay rhetoric rises in race for Houston mayor
(Houston) Annise Parker’s mayoral campaign Web site bio reads like a catalog of campaign catchphrases: She has been Houston’s city controller and a member of City Council. She’s for job creation, against irresponsible spending and tough on crime.
Until the last line: “Annise Parker and her life partner, Kathy Hubbard, have …
Houston mayor’s race going to runoff
(Houston) Houston won’t know who its new mayor will be until next month.
City controller Annise Parker and former city attorney Gene Locke are headed to a runoff to become mayor of America’s fourth-biggest city.
Parker, who would be the first openly gay mayor of Houston, collected nearly 31 percent of the …
