Parker avoids runoff, Stardig, Jones not so lucky (Parker openly gay mayor of Houston)

[DuaneBidoux]

Source: Houston Chronicle

Annise D. Parker won a second term Tuesday as mayor of the nation's fourth-largest city, narrowly avoiding a runoff despite having no well-funded or well-known opponents and spending $2.3 million to promote herself to Houston voters this year.


Read more: Parker avoids runoff, Stardig, Jones not so lucky

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Houston is the largest American city to ever have an openly gay mayor.
Although I am frequently ashamed to be from Texas I have often been proud to be Houstonian.

Houston and Austin are rare bastions in a bloody red state (and sorry those of you from Dallas, Plano ruins it for you).

[Demoiselle]

1. I'm gonna look at this as a positive. nt.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

2. Yo fellow Houstonian Duane!!!

I escaped from Stinkadena.

[nyy1998]

3. hey, El Paso is quite blue too!!!