Houston City Controller Annise Parker says she’s confident voters in the state’s largest city will select her as mayor in next month’s runoff election.
Matt Stiles
Matt Stiles covered government and politics for the Tribune, with a focus on data journalism, from 2009 to 2011. He oversaw and developed the Tribune’s library of web applications and interactive graphics. Previously, he was a government reporter at the Houston Chronicle. While there, he won the newspaper’s Jesse Award for service journalism and beat reporting and was its reporter of the year in 2007. Before joining the Chronicle, Stiles worked as a reporter for nearly four years at The Dallas Morning News.
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Gene Locke discusses the Houston mayor race
Former Houston City Attorney Gene Locke said his “track record of getting things done” is the reason the city’s voters should select him in next month’s mayoral runoff.
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Who will lead Houston next? Locke and Parker have opinions
Next month Houston voters will select a new mayor for the first time in six years, replacing the term-limited Bill White. The two remaining candidates discuss their paths to victory.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: Dealing with FEC data
Long story short: It’s a nightmare.
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Election Night Results
On an election day notable for its lack of civic activity, Houston voters sent two of their mayoral candidates to a runoff next month, and Texas voters approved all eleven proposed amendments to the state constitution.
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State Government
TribBlog: Runoff likely in Houston mayoral race (updated)
It could be a late night for the candidates in the Houston mayoral election, if early voting results are any guide.
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Politics
El Paso shuffle
State Sen. Eliot Shapleigh’s decision not to run for reelection in 2010 sets the stage for Democratic showdowns among El Paso politicos.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: A Data Manifesto
We’ve created “On the Records” to help you explore these databases and records — and the visualizations, mashups and stories that use them.
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State Government
Exit notices for some, but not all
On the day Gov. Rick Perry removed three forensic science commissioners, citing their expired terms, at least 100 appointees whose time was also up remained in their jobs.