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81-502: The Houston City Council is a city council for the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas . The Council has sixteen members: eleven from council districts and five elected at-large. The members of the Council are elected every four years, with the most recent election being held in 2023 and the next being held in 2027. All positions are up for re-election at the same time. Council Members are limited to two terms of four years. Under
162-472: A Group Representation Constituency (GRC), a Single Member Constituency (SMC), or a collection of neighbouring GRCs and SMCs controlled by the same political party. The Members of Parliament head the town councils of their constituencies. Town councils boundaries do not correspond to new town boundaries; different parts of the same HDB town may be managed by different town councils. In the Republic of China ,
243-493: A municipal council ( French : conseil municipal ), which manage the commune from the mairie ( city hall ), with exactly the same powers no matter the size of the commune and council. The one exception is the city of Paris, where the city police is in the hands of the central state , not in the hands of the mayor of Paris. This uniformity of status is a clear legacy of the French Revolution, which wanted to do away with
324-596: A 2011 editorial the Houston Chronicle editors stated that African-American voters likely would have control of the district. See also: List of companies in Houston See: List of colleges and universities in Houston [REDACTED] Category [REDACTED] Texas portal City council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area . Depending on
405-651: A City by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 such as Glasgow City Council . The three cities which are not council areas have no city council. In Wales , where the lowest tier of local government is known as a community , the Community Council may unilaterally declare itself to be a Town Council, but this has the same status as a Community Council. A city council may be: City councils and town boards generally consist of several (usually somewhere between 5 and 51) elected aldermen or councillors . In
486-536: A May 2011 editorial the Houston Chronicle editors said that they support the redistricting plan since they believed that Hispanics need more representation, but they added that the election of a Hispanic to fill the position is not guaranteed because many of the residents are not U.S. citizens and are ineligible to vote. As an example, the editors pointed to the Texas State Legislature 's establishment of
567-586: A basis of population) that are entitled to refer to themselves as cities. The official title is "Corporation of the City of ______" or similar. Some of the urban areas of Australia are governed mostly by a single entity (e.g. Brisbane and other Queensland cities), while others may be controlled by a multitude of much smaller city councils. Also, some significant urban areas can be under the jurisdiction of otherwise rural local governments. Periodic re-alignments of boundaries attempt to rationalize these situations and adjust
648-621: A consultative body with some powers of general policy determination. It is composed of a legally determined number of counsellors (for example 35 in Bălți) elected every four years, representing political parties and independent counsellors. Once elected, counsellors may form fractions inside of the Municipal Council. Last regional elections of local public administration held in Bălți in June 2007, brought to
729-433: A district to allow Hispanic and Latino Americans to more easily elect representatives catering to them; as of 2010 Hispanic and Latino people have 44% of Houston's population, but two of the eleven city council members were Hispanic or Latino. During the 2011 redistricting, Hispanic and Latino leaders asked Annise Parker , Mayor of Houston , to revise her proposed redistricting plan of city council areas. Instead of creating
810-549: A liaison who works with the District E representative and the residents of Kingwood. In 2006 some Kingwood residents told the Houston Chronicle that the District E representative has too little influence in city council, which had 15 seats during that year, and that the district is, in the words of Renée C. Lee of the Chronicle , territorially "spread too thin." District F serves areas in southwestern Houston. As of 2011 District F has
891-428: A local Baptist church and signed a petition "calling for the immediate dismissal of the said deputy constable". The deputy constable was not dismissed, though a protest had happened as a response to the resident's eviction When Mayor Welch and Congressman Bush "erroneously charged H-HCEOO with using federal funds to stage the protest, the local newspaper repeated the charge and provoked a firestorm of criticism aimed at
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#1732847878790972-623: A municipal council represents a special municipality or a provincial city . Members of the councils are elected through municipal elections held every four–five years. Councils for the special municipalities in Taiwan are Taipei City Council , New Taipei City Council , Taichung City Council , Tainan City Council , Kaohsiung City Council and Taoyuan City Council . Councils for the provincial cities in Taiwan are Chiayi City Council , Hsinchu City Council , and Keelung City Council . In Ukraine , almost all cities have their City Councils, and
1053-520: A new city council district to serve White communities within the 610 Loop , as the earlier plan had proposed, the revised plan called for making a mostly Hispanic district. Robert Jara, a political consultant of the group Campaign Strategies, drew the boundaries of District J in order to ensure that Gulfton and Sharpstown were together in one area. That way, the Hispanic residents could lobby for influence with their city council representative, whether he or she
1134-640: A political candidate for District G, said, as paraphrased by Cobb, that Lamar Terrace was the "most troubled sector" of District G "and could stand a thorough cleanup by the Solid Waste Management Department." District H includes some areas north of the 610 Loop . Areas within the district include the Near Northside , areas in the Northside region extending to Little York Road, and some areas east of Downtown Houston . The district also includes
1215-573: A portion of the Houston Heights . Before the 2011 redistricting, District H included all of the Houston Heights . At the time District H was mostly Hispanic, but because of the inclusion of the Houston Heights, it was becoming increasingly non-Hispanic White. District I includes neighborhoods in southeastern Houston, including several East End communities. It also includes most of Downtown Houston . District I had been established by 1979, with
1296-635: A significant Vietnamese American community, and as of 2013 the Vietnamese are more politically active than the Hispanic majority. District F includes much of the Alief area, Westchase , other areas in Southwest Houston , Briarmeadow , Tanglewilde . The largest communities were Alief and Westchase. In 1985 District F included far Southwest Houston . It included Alief , Braeburn, Braeburn Valley West, Glenshire, Gulfton , Robindell , and Sharpstown . In 1985
1377-470: A similar but separate form of legislature called " Sangguniang Panlungsod " (literally "city council"). The Local Government Code of 1991 established the current local government structure, including municipal councils. City councils range from 12, in most cities, to 38 members, such as the Manila City Council . Members of city councils are called "councilors". The Local Government Act 2001 restyled
1458-489: A similar role as city councils in cities for smaller or low tier municipalities. Directly elected every four years, the number of councillors vary depending on the size of their municipalities. The councillors' powers and responsibilities are governed by the Municipal Act of Ontario. Manitoba town council members serve primarily as a policy and direction board for the community. They consist of five to seven members with
1539-425: A single city council district. While Montrose was in District D, it was not able to have its own residents elected to city council. Instead the district was forced to try to influence electoral contests involving candidates from other neighborhoods. In the 2011 redistricting Montrose was moved into District C. District E mainly consists of Kingwood and the Houston portion of Clear Lake City . The City of Houston has
1620-650: A town council. If another type of local council, such as a district authority, covers a single town (such as Luton or Stevenage ) then the council is often a 'borough council': borough status is however conferred at the discretion of the Crown . There is also the London assembly which is City council by default Civil parishes are the most local level in the local government system. The higher levels are district , unitary and county . However town councils are not subordinate in democratic accountability to those higher levels, but to
1701-403: A way that borrowers found it impossible to reach the agreed-upon amount because of a multitude of hidden fees and exorbitant finance charges,". Surveyors found that streamlined sanitation was nonexistent as, "70% of residents received their water from shallow wells that were often contaminated from septic tanks and sewage backups from outhouses". After neighbors found that contaminated well water
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#17328478787901782-525: Is bounded to the south by the 610 Loop and the Beaumont Freeway, and to the west by a Union Pacific Railroad switching yard. Rafael Longoria and Susan Rogers of the Rice Design Alliance said that Settegast could be described as "rurban", a word coined in 1918 to describe an area with a mix of urban and rural characteristics. Longoria and Rogers said that the original frame houses, described by
1863-408: Is led by a mayor ( ordfører ) and is divided into an executive council ( formannskap ) and a number of committees, each responsible for a subsection of tasks. It is not uncommon for some members of the council to sit in the county councils too, but very rare that they also hold legislative ( Storting ) or Government office, without leave of absence . The municipal council dates back to 1837 with
1944-436: Is of Hispanic origin or not. As of 2011, 63.1% of residents are Hispanic and Latino. Significant numbers of White, Black, and Asian people live in the district. As of the same year, 17% of registered voters had family names of Spanish/Hispanic origin. Many people living in the district are not U.S. citizens. Jason Moran of the Houston Chronicle said that the area has been referred to as a "Hispanic opportunity district." In
2025-635: Is shaped like a circle." District K's approximate boundaries are Almeda Road, South Braeswood Boulevard, Gessner Road, and Farm to Market Road 2234 in Fort Bend County . The district includes Brays Oaks , Hiram Clarke , Reliant Stadium , Westbury , and areas of Houston in Fort Bend County. It also serves Willowbend . District K was formed in 2011, with territory taken from council districts C and D. As of 2011 it has an African-American plurality, and most of its residents were Black and Hispanic. In
2106-618: Is the incumbent from 2001 and was re-elected twice: in 2003 during the anticipated elections (as a result of a new reform of the administrative division in Moldova in 2003), and in 2007. In Chișinău, the last mayor elections had to be repeated three times, because of the low rate of participation. As a result, Dorin Chirtoacă (Liberal Party), won the last mayor elections in Chișinău . In the Netherlands,
2187-454: Is the legislative and decision making body of a municipality. A municipality is the local government for a smaller urban area, known as municipal area. The entire district under the Municipality is divided into smaller legislative units known as a ward. The people of the ward elect a councillor known as the municipal councillor, and all such councillors together make the Council. The Council is
2268-504: Is under Texas House 142, and is represented by Harold V. Dutton Jr., a native of Fifth Ward. Sherman Eagleton is the constable for Settegast (Precinct 3). The area is within the Houston Independent School District . Residents are zoned to Bennie Carl Elmore Elementary School, Key Middle School , and Kashmere High School . Elmore Elementary School has 39 teachers with an average of four years' experience, and
2349-479: The 29th congressional district so that a Hispanic/Latino could be elected as a member of the United States Congress . Gene Green , a non-Hispanic White, won the first election for the district in 1992. As of 2011 was still the incumbent in the area. District K is in far southwestern Houston. The editors of the Houston Chronicle said that it is "roughly at 7 o'clock if you pretend that our squiggly map
2430-589: The Lake Houston and the Bush Airport areas. In 1987 the district was 69% African American. As of 2020 the runoff for District B had not yet taken place even though the first round of the election occurred in 2019. After a year-long delay the runoff election for District B took place Dec. 12, 2020, between Tarsha Jackson, an advocate for criminal justice reform, and Cynthia Bailey, head of a non-profit focused on helping local kids. Jackson defeated Bailey with 68.5% of
2511-484: The Local Government Commission in 1989 when approximately 700 councils and special purpose bodies were amalgamated to create 87 new local authorities. As a result, the term "city" began to take on two meanings. The word "city" came to be used in a less formal sense to describe major urban areas independent of local body boundaries. Gisborne , for example, adamantly described itself as the first city in
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2592-471: The Memorial area, River Oaks and Tanglewood . Briarmeadow and Tanglewilde, two communities south of Westheimer Road , were previously in district G until 2011, when redistricting moved them into District F. In 1987 District G was the wealthiest city council district in Houston. It was about 90% white. It served River Oaks and most of Memorial, two very wealthy communities, and it also served Afton Oaks ,
2673-528: The North Forest Independent School District (originally Northeast Houston Independent School District) served the community. When Northeast Houston ISD was segregated, Settegast had its own high school. A grade 1-8 school called Settegast High School opened in 1951 to serve black students. It had a student body of 300. B.C. Elmore High School opened in 1957. After Elmore High's opening, Settegast School and Hilliard School served as
2754-476: The Tea Party movement . The voting base is such despite the presence of large Hispanic neighborhoods within District A. In the 2011 election voters favored Tea Party candidate Helena Brown over the incumbent, Brenda Stardig, because Stardig supported a "rain tax," passed in 2010, that taxed churches. District B serves areas in northern Houston and northeast Houston. Chris Moran of the Houston Chronicle said that
2835-524: The Ashford Area, Briargrove , Briarmeadow, Carvercrest, Greenway Plaza , the Uptown area, Lamar Terrace , Park Hollow Place, Shadow Oaks, Tanglewood, and Westpark Village. In 1987 Kim Cobb said that while it includes wealthy areas, District G "also includes neighborhoods suffering from a shortage of city services because of west Houston's breakneck growth during the boom years." During that year, Chris Chandler,
2916-574: The H-HCEOO community center in Settegast on January 17, 1967; moreover, "two thousand completed voter registration forms that had yet to be turned over to the tax assessor-collector" were found. In 1967, a deputy constable ordered a pregnant resident out of her home due to an eviction order, which the resident claimed the deputy constable, "shoved, cursed, and handcuffed" her and "unfairly booked [her] for aggravated assault". About 2000 Settegast residents met at
2997-621: The Heights and Montrose under a district called District J. District D extends from the northernmost area within Midtown southward to Beltway 8 . District D includes Sunnyside , and it also includes the Third Ward . District D is home to Texas Southern University and the University of Houston. 20 years before 2011, Montrose was moved from District C to district D to avoid putting too many minorities in
3078-567: The Houston-Harris County Economic Opportunity Organization (H-HCEOO) conducted a survey of the Settegast neighborhood termed "The Settegast Report", which was conducted to "gain a better understanding of the problems and issues in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods". Surveyors found, "though 80% of respondents in Settegast owned their homes, the term 'ownership' must be used in the loosest possible sense...[because] contracts for deed were designed in such
3159-537: The Legislative and decision-making unit of the Municipality. The head of the council is called a Chairperson, or President, followed by a Vice-chairperson or a Vice-president. All the meetings are conducted and presided over by the President. The state government appoints a Chief Executive Officer or Secretary of the Municipality who is responsible for the day-to-day administration. In cities Municipal Corporation acts as
3240-489: The Montrose, Heights, and Rice University areas, it has the nickname "Hipstrict" for what Chris Moran of the Houston Chronicle refers to as its "progressive, urban ethic." The Houston Chronicle editorial base described District C as a district that should be "politically dynamic." Historically District C has covered areas within the "Inner Loop" (areas inside the 610 Loop ) and western Houston. 20 years before 2011, Montrose
3321-569: The Municipal Council in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon (including the New Kowloon ) provided municipal services to the covered regions in the then British Hong Kong . Partial elections were allowed in 1887, though merely enabling selected persons to vote for members of the Board. The Board was reconstituted in 1935 and hence renamed as Urban Council in the following year after the government had passed
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3402-743: The Municipal Council serving the New Territories (excluding New Kowloon ) was the Regional Council established as the Provisional Regional Council in 1986. The functional select committees, district committees, and sub-committees constituted the entire Regional Council. All members were elected from the constituencies and district boards . Both of the Municipal Councils in Hong Kong are now defunct. In India,a Municipal council
3483-556: The Settegast Health Center. The center opened on January 28, 1967. The designated public hospital is Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital in Northeast Houston. The county commissioner who represents Settegast is Rodney Ellis, Precinct One Commissioner, while Jerry Davis serves as Settegast's council member, District B. Settegast is also a Super Neighborhood and has merged with East Houston, Super Neighborhood #49. Settegast
3564-626: The United States, members of city councils are typically called council member , council man , council woman , councilman , or councilwoman , while in Canada they are typically called councillor . Settegast, Houston Settegast is a neighborhood in northeast Houston ; it has an average population density between one and five. The community is bordered by the 610 Loop , the Union Pacific Railroad Settegast Yard, and
3645-542: The Urban Council Ordinance. Democratisation had been implemented, allowing universal suffrage to happen throughout its development. Two years after the Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong , the council was disbanded in 1999 by the then Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region . All members of the council were elected through universal suffrage by the time of the dissolution. The counterpart of
3726-775: The Vice Mayor Pro-Tem, chosen for the position by fellow Council Members, will preside. City Council and the Administrative Office of City Council (AOCC), a division of the Finance Department which serves administrative duties for the council, are housed in the City Hall Annex in Downtown Houston . Between the Reconstruction and the enacting of court-ordered city council redistricting in the 1970s, none of
3807-403: The city council members were black. Until 1972 all of the members of the city council were white. As of 2011 the City of Houston has eleven city council districts, A through K. The current City Council Districts were announced in 2011. District J and K were newly added. As of 2011, the populations of four districts (in terms of overall population and voting age population) are majority Hispanic,
3888-654: The city's far southwest." Jerry Wood, a former city planner and neighborhood expert, said that all of the regions of District C were active in terms of politics. In the 1990s District C had a wedge shape. It extended from the Museum District to the Beltway 8 south side. It included Fondren Southwest , Meyerland, and Southampton. As 2011 city council redistricting approached, some members of Houston's gay community and some Houston area bloggers proposed returning Montrose to District C. Around 2011 an earlier plan would have combined
3969-720: The common areas of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats and estates, such as the common corridors, void decks , lifts, water tanks, external lighting and the open spaces surrounding the estates. They are regulated under the Town Councils Act ;( Cap. 329A, 2000 Rev. Ed. ). The rationale was to delegate the duties of estate management to the members of parliament in addition to their existing responsibilities. They would also gain management experience and be accountable to their district's resident voters. Town councils boundaries are drawn based on electoral districts boundaries. A town council area can consist of
4050-416: The community grade schools. Elmore High was converted into a junior high school on when Forest Brook High School opened in 1972. The building was razed and replaced with a new middle school structure in 1999. The new Elmore Middle School building opened in 2000. The 40 classroom, 130,000 square feet (12,000 m ) facility had a multi-million dollar cost. As of 2010 , as an NFISD territory, Settegast
4131-605: The creation of the Formannskabsdistrikt . In cities, the council is often called a city council ( bystyre ). The Palestinian National Authority established village councils to serve as local administrations and service providers for Palestinian villages and small towns. Village councils are also referred to as D-level municipalities. In the Philippines , all municipalities have their own municipal council, and these are officially called: " Sangguniang Bayan ". Cities have
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#17328478787904212-423: The current city charter, if the population in the city limits went past 2.1 million residents, the previous nine-member city council districts would be expanded with the addition of two city council districts. Since the threshold was passed, the city created two new districts. The Council works with the mayor in a strong mayor-council model. The City Council monitors the performance of city agencies, confirm
4293-559: The deployment of assets and resources. There are currently seven town councils in Belize . Each town council consists of a mayor and a number of councillors, who are directly elected in municipal elections every three years. Town councils in Belize are responsible for a range of functions, including street maintenance and lighting, drainage, refuse collection, public cemeteries, infrastructure, parks and playgrounds. Township councils in Ontario play
4374-479: The district "is considered an African-American stronghold." Most residents belong to racial and ethnic minorities. Areas within the district boundaries include Acres Homes , the Fifth Ward , and George Bush Intercontinental Airport . The Houston Chronicle said that District B's constituency "has been shortchanged historically on municipal services and economic development." A lot of illegal dumping occurs within
4455-541: The district was 83% white. In 2011 Briarmeadow and Tanglewilde, areas south of Westheimer Road which were previously in District G, were moved to District F, while the Bellaire Boulevard areas and Sharpstown were moved out of District F. District G serves areas in western Houston. District G extends from an area inside the 610 Loop , between Interstate 10 (Katy Freeway) and Westheimer Road , westward to an area past Eldridge Road. Neighborhoods in District G include
4536-490: The district. The newspaper added that the district has "a resilient community spirit." Kristen Mack of the Houston Chronicle said in 2005 that the district, prior to the 2011 redistricting, "is plagued by unkempt lots, clogged ditches and substandard streets." In 1987 District B included Clinton Park , the Fifth Ward, Fontane Place, Kashmere Gardens , Scenic Woods, Settegast , Songwood, and Trinity Gardens. It also included
4617-414: The electorate of their civil parish area. The chairman of a town council is entitled to be styled as "town mayor". This term contrasts with simply "mayor", which means the mayor of a borough or a city . However, this is often abbreviated simply to mayor, especially where the town was historically a borough or city, such as Lewes or Ely . In Scotland , the term ' provost ' is commonly used to designate
4698-411: The first election campaign for City Council District I occurring during that year. District J includes several neighborhoods along U.S. Route 59 (Southwest Freeway), outside of the 610 Loop . District J includes Gulfton and Sharpstown . The district stretches from the 610 Loop to an area south of Beltway 8 . District J includes territory previously in districts C and F. District J was formed as
4779-485: The five county boroughs of Dublin , Cork , Galway , Waterford , and Limerick as cities, each with a city council, having the same status in law as county councils. The Local Government Reform Act 2014 amalgamated Limerick City Council and Limerick County Council to form Limerick City and County Council , and Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council to form Waterford City and County Council . In Singapore, town councils are in charge of maintaining
4860-673: The governing body. Municipal councils are parliamentary bodies established in local authorities in accordance with Article 93 of the Constitution of Japan and Article 89 of the Local Autonomy Act , etc. The Yokohama and Osaka City Councils are examples. The Municipal Council in Moldova is the governing body in five municipalities: Chișinău , Bălți , Tiraspol and Bendery (also known as Tighina or Bender ). The Municipal Council ( Moldovan language : Consiliul municipal ) serves as
4941-435: The government department Local Government New Zealand . For many decades until the local government reforms of 1989, a borough with more than 20,000 people could be proclaimed a city . The boundaries of councils tended to follow the edge of the built-up area, so little distinction was made between the urban area and the local government area. New Zealand's local government structural arrangements were significantly reformed by
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#17328478787905022-604: The head of council being the mayor or reeve . Municipal councils exist in the People's Republic of China , these are designated as Municipal People's Congress in many sub-provincial cities and direct-administered municipalities such as the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress . In spite of enormous differences in populations, each of the communes of the French Republic possesses a mayor ( French : maire ) and
5103-438: The leader of the town council. Historically the term 'town council' was used for the governing body of a municipal borough until the 1972 Act . A city council may be: Belfast City Council is now the only city council. Since the local government reforms of 2015 the other four cities form parts of wider districts and do not have their own councils. A city council is the council of one of four council areas designated
5184-480: The local idiosyncrasies and tremendous differences of status that existed in the kingdom of France. The size of a commune still matters, however, in two domains: French law determines the size of the municipal council according to the population of the commune; and the size of the population determines which voting process is used for the election of the municipal council. Established as the Sanitary Board in 1883,
5265-436: The location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council , town council , town board , community council , rural council , village council , or board of aldermen . Because of the differences in legislation between the states , the exact definition of a city council varies. However, it is generally only those local government areas which have been specifically granted city status (usually on
5346-511: The mayor's appointments, and makes land use decisions as well as legislating on a variety of other issues. The Mayor chairs meetings of City Council and has a vote in the proceedings in all cases. In the event of the Mayor's absence, the Mayor Pro-Tem, a member of the Council chosen for the position by the mayor, presides over Council meetings. Should both the Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem be unavailable,
5427-468: The mayors (usually elected by people) are the chairmen of them (e.g.: Kyiv City Council , Kharkiv City Council , Odesa City Council , Lviv City Council , Chernihiv City Council ). In the United Kingdom, not all cities have city councils, and the status and functions of city councils vary. In England , since the Local Government Act 1972 , "town council" is the specific name given to a civil parish council which has declared itself by resolution to be
5508-431: The municipal council (Dutch: gemeenteraad ) is the elected assembly of the municipality. It consists of between 9 and 45 members (as determined by law) who are elected by the citizens once every four years. The council's main tasks are setting the city's policies and overseeing the execution of those policies by the municipality's executive board . Local councils in New Zealand do vary in structure, but are overseen by
5589-418: The old Beaumont Highway. The community has many small, wood-framed houses and empty lots. Habitat for Humanity has a prominent stake in the area, and a community garden is underway. There are few commercial and industrial uses within Settegast. Also, contemporary housing has started to arise within new construction in the area. The City of Houston designated Settegast as a Houston HOPE neighborhood. Settegast
5670-448: The organization...[which made] Settegast suff[er] a major setback". "In the wake of the demonstration at City Hall against the treatment of Betty Gentry, members of the Settegast Civic Club, an organization that had existed longer than the poverty program and included several business and religious leaders, expressed fear that protest activity in Settegast was going too far and Earl Allen and his staff were encouraging violence". Settegast
5751-675: The populations of three districts are majority White, two districts have a majority African-American population, and one is close to being majority African American. Of the districts, one has a significant Asian American population. Both new districts are in Southwest Houston . District A serves areas in northwestern Houston. District A includes communities north of Interstate 10 (Katy Freeway), including Spring Branch . As of 2012 thousands of South Korean people live within District A. As of 2012, according to Rice University political scientist Bob Stein, voters in District A tend to be older people, conservative, and White American , and many follow
5832-615: The power the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM), which holds 21 mandates, 11 mandates are held by representatives of other parties, and 3 mandates by independents. There are two fractions in the Municipal Council: PCRM fraction (21 counsellors) and "Meleag" fraction (3 independent counsellors and 4 representatives of different parties). The Mayor of the municipality is elected for four years. In Bălți, Vasile Panciuc (PCRM)
5913-496: The school has all four performance index indicators with one distinction designator, "Top 25% Student Progress". Key Middle School has 45 teachers with an average of three years' experience, and the school has three out of four performance index indicators with no distinction designators. Kashmere High School has 39 teachers with an average of nine years' service, and the school has two out of four performance index indicators with no distinction designators. Prior to July 1, 2013,
5994-602: The two as "modest," are "sparsely" distributed throughout Settegast. As of 2008, much of the area remained undeveloped, and guinea hens and horses graze on the open fields. Many churches are located in the neighborhood; as of 2008, it had one church per 60 residents. Union Pacific operates the Settegast Yard, an intermodal terminal. Settegast is in Houston City Council District B. Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) operates
6075-531: The vote. District C extends from an area north of the 610 Loop , through the Houston Heights area, down to the Braeswood area. The current District C includes most of the Houston Heights, Montrose , the Houston Museum District , and some communities around Rice University . District C also includes the Braeswood area, Meyerland , Southampton , almost all of Oak Forest . Because of the inclusion of
6156-532: The world to see the new millennium. Gisborne is administered by a district council, but its status as a city is not generally disputed. Under the current law, the minimum population for a new city is 50,000. The municipal council ( Norwegian : Kommunestyre ), literally municipal board, is the highest governing body of the municipality in Norway . The municipal council sets the scope of municipal activity, takes major decisions, and delegates responsibility. The council
6237-405: Was being sold to residents, residents, "went to City Hall and demanded a city water supply to replace their contaminated one". Similarly, surveyors found Settegast was a food desert and that two-thirds of the population did not have a high-school education. According to Wesley G. Phelps' book A People's War on Poverty: Urban Politics and Grassroots Activists in Houston , an arsonist set fire to
6318-525: Was established in a converted feed store. On July 16, 2005, the church moved into the former Houston Summit . According to the EPA's ECHO in 2018, McCarty Road Landfill Gas Recovery Facility (located on 9416 Ley, Houston, TX 77078) has a compliance status of "high-priority violation", owing $ 27,282 in penalties. Similarly, EPA's ECHO found the Queen Ready Mix (located on 8702 Liberty Rd, Houston, TX 77028) has
6399-486: Was first developed in 1892 by German immigrants William J. and Julius J. Settegast, who had become interested in land speculation back in 1872. Settegast was further developed as a planned community in the 1940s, and had streets and lots that were platted during the same decade. Settegast was settled by African Americans seeking land on the northeast side of Houston. The City of Houston annexed Settegast in 1949 and began providing sewer trunk lines in 1965. In 1966,
6480-408: Was moved from District C to district D to avoid putting too many minorities in a single city council district. Kristen Mack of the Houston Chronicle said that District C, which "covers a diverse swath of southwest Houston ", was "One of Houston's most economically diverse districts, it ranges from leafy Southampton near Rice University through more modest subdivisions and vast apartment warrens in
6561-485: Was zoned to Hilliard Elementary School, B. C. Elmore Middle School, and North Forest High School . The Elmore campus joined HISD and was converted into an elementary school during the merger of North Forest ISD into HISD on July 1, 2013. The City of Houston operates the Settegast Park. The Northeast Family YMCA serves residents of Settegast. The former Lakewood Church is in the northeast portion of Settegast. It
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