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Mayor Annise Parker Kicks Off Second “Make Safe Saturday”

Quarterly neighborhood cleanup projects target properties with nuisance violations Mayor Annise Parker with Mayor Pro Tem Ed Gonzalez, neighbors and civic leaders at Make Safe Saturday. Houston Mayor Annise Parker...

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Houston's Mayor Annise Parker —a Democrat friendly to business

'Redneck white city down in Texas." That's how Houston Mayor Annise Parker sums up the caricature of her town, and she wants everyone to know it's bunkum. Houston is "a...

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Mayor Annise Parker Kicks Off Second “Make Safe Saturday”

Mayor Annise Parker Kicks Off Second “Make Safe Saturday” Quarterly neighborhood cleanup projects target  properties with nuisance violations    Houston Mayor Annise Parker was joined today by civic leaders and...

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Houston Is Unstoppable: Why Texas' Juggernaut Is America's #1 Job Creator

Texas is killing it.  It dominated the recession, crushed the recovery, and in a new analysis of jobs recovered since the downturn, its largest city stands apart as the most...

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Houston Gets Another Shout-Out

Houston Rising—Why the Next Great American Cities Aren’t What You Think by Joel Kotkin Apr 8, 2013 4:45 AM EDT While urbanists and developers tout the oldest and priciest American cities, they...

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Interview with HCDP Chairman Lane Lewis

Check out my interview with Chairman Lane Lewis!  We discussed the new initiatives going on a HCDP, and the plan for the party's role in the 2014 elections, as well...

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Thanks for your help!

Because of you, our community garden project in Independence Heights was a success!   Volunteers of all ages braved the sun and turned out to help us assemble the neighborhood...

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Engage365 Phone Bank and Canvass

As part of the Harris County Democratic Party's Engage365 program, we are targeting service projects in specific parts of Harris County and running small-scale field operations for each project.  In...

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Patrick McIlvain named NASW Houston 2013 Award Winner

C. Patrick McIlvain is named Public Citizen of the Year. Patrick can be regularly seen on Facebook encouraging voters in his districts to come out and participate in early voting....

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Montrose, Meet Your New 'Poe' Excuse for a Congressman

Montrose, Meet Your 'Poe' Excuse for a Congressman Houston is very diverse city, and few areas give a better taste of that diversity than the neighborhood of Montrose. It's the...

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