The city of Houston
has had a recent election marked with controversy, as a mayor who has had
several run ins with the law, and his former wife has had a mark on Mayor
Turners political life. According to the Houston Chronicle the leading
newspaper of Houston the last term of Anisse Parker was filled with corruption
and the inability to fight against some cases such as flooding and crime which
went mostly unchecked under her term.
Mayor Turner has
distanced himself from Parker’s political platform, as he sees it more damaging
than helpful. His platform was based on
the pensions of the city workers payments, as some of the firefighters have
been denied their pension and benefits. Also Turner has promised to keep his
private life aside from his political goals, as the previous mayor pushed for
several liberal agendas in an otherwise conservative city. Many see this as a
move by the mayor to focus on the agenda of inclusion for everyone in a very
diverse city. But recently Turner is at
odds with the governor of Texas, as he has welcomed many refugees from Syria
and Iraq, but recently he governor has backlashed against what he calls sleeper
cells infiltrated as refugees according to CNN. Also the conservative faction
of the city, as many of his plans to simplify the budget has had a backlash.
So far Mayors Turner
term in office has been a positive one, as many of the controversies affecting
the city of Houston have been put on as a plan to be resolved. According to the
Houston Chronicle the issue of transportation has been put on the agenda, as
also has been the issue of flooding and crime. He has also implemented a plan
in which he wants to repair several potholes a day, and has even created a
pothole hotline for the people of Houston.
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