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After the redistricting of 1902, the district shifted to Southeast Texas and the area outside of Houston and was represented by Congressmen from Huntsville, Hempstead and Richmond. From 1910-1959, the 8th district comprised all of Harris County and the city of Houston. In 1958, part of southern Harris County became the 22nd district.
The Houston VI district parole office is located on the grounds of the headquarters. The Houston I, Houston II, Houston III, Houston IV, and Houston VII are located in other places in Houston. The Houston V district parole office is in Pasadena. [54] The agency also operates the Joe Kegans Unit state jail facility in Downtown Houston. [55]
Chris Hollins is an American attorney and politician who was the interim Harris County Clerk in 2020 and the city controller of Houston since 2023. He oversaw the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Harris County and faced resistance from Republican officials over voting policies.
This web page lists the governors of Texas from 1846 to the present, with their terms, parties, and lieutenant governors. It does not mention the acting governor of Texas, who is the lieutenant governor when the governor is absent or incapacitated.
The City Hall and Market House, located on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue, was shared by the Houston city government and the city market.(1904) Houston City Hall and Market (postcard, circa 1912-1924) From 1841 to 1939, Houston's municipal government was headquartered at Old Market Square. It was destroyed by fire in the 1870s, and also in ...
John Whitmire is the 63rd mayor of Houston since 2024 and a former member of the Texas Senate from 1983 to 2023. He served as the acting governor of Texas in 1993 and oversaw criminal justice reforms, including the freeing of the Tulia 13 and the end of last meals for death row inmates.
Learn about the history, jurisdiction, and divisions of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, which covers the southeastern part of Texas. The court has 19 district judges, 6 bankruptcy judges, and 14 magistrate judges, and handles criminal, civil, and international cases.
Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ; HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the ...