
Hail to the Chief?
Houston greets its new mayor, Sylvester Turner, with a host of big-city problems.
Houston greets its new mayor, Sylvester Turner, with a host of big-city problems.
San Antonio mayor Bill Thornton likes to talk about the future, but he’s still a politician of the past—and so is everyone who’s running against him.
In Laredo, a conservative revolution is upending the city’s old patronage politics.
Mónica García Velásquez, the first female mayor of Nuevo Laredo, is smart, poised, and articulate, especially when it comes to dismissing rumors about her love life.
Critics complain about Houston’s rising debt, but Mayor Bob Lanier’s reputation is blooming, which is why he’ll win a third term this month.