The city of Houston has a strong mayoral form of municipal government. Houston is a home rule city and all municipal elections in the state of Texas are nonpartisan. The City's elected officials are the mayor, city controller and 16 members of the Houston City Council. The current mayor of Houston is Sylvester Turner, a Democrat elected on a nonpartisan ballot. Houston's mayor serves as the city's chief administrator, executive officer, and official representative, and is responsible for the general management of the city and for seeing that all laws and ordinances are enforced. COUNT 10
QSN1 Who is the current mayor of Houston? ANS1 Sylvester Turner QSN2 What form of government does Houston have? ANS2 strong mayoral form of municipal government QSN3 Who are Houston's elected officials? ANS3 the mayor, city controller and 16 members of the Houston City Council QSN4 What does Houston's mayor also serve as? ANS4 the city's chief administrator, executive officer, and official representative QSN5 Besides the general management of the city, Houston's mayor is also responsible for what? ANS5 seeing that all laws and ordinances are enforced QSN6 What is the form of city  government in Houston? ANS6 strong mayoral QSN7 What type of municipal elections are held in Texas? ANS7 nonpartisan QSN8 Besides the mayor and controller, how many members are there on the city council? ANS8 16 QSN9 Who is the mayor of Houston since the last election? ANS9 Sylvester Turner QSN10 To what political party is Mayor Turner aligned?  ANS10 Democrat