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Mayor Whitmire’s retirement program led to more than 24,000 years of lost experience at City Hall
The mayor offered the retirement program in March in a pitch to save the city money. At the time, Houston was contending with ...
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Democrat John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, defeating Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston elected Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire as its next mayor on Saturday night, elevating a Texas lawmaker who has represented the city for 50 years by giving him a ...