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Lina Hidalgo says Houston won't need federal help ahead of 'No Kings' protest. What other leaders say.
Judge Lina Hidalgo rejected U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt's offer for federal assistance ahead of large-scale protests planned for ...
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Houston’s Annise Parker, a gay mayor in a red state, ponders political future
HOUSTON — Annise Parker keeps a leather-bound journal on the desk in her wood-paneled office in City Hall. If it had a title, she says, it would be: "Would This Have Happened to Another Mayor?" ...
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A Year Later: Another Victory For Houston Mayor Annise Parker
On the one-year anniversary of her historic election victory, Houston Mayor Annise Parker scored another win on Tuesday night, as voters passed Proposition 1, an $8 billion, 20-year plan to ...
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166 LGBTQ candidates won elected office in November. Meet the woman behind the wave.
by Elliot S. Henney TOPICS: WASHINGTON (WJLA) — Annise Parker made worldwide headlines in 2009 when Houston voters elected her as the city’s first openly gay mayor. Houston became the largest ...