City of Houston Elections 2015

With elections coming up for Houston City Council this year, many CEC member groups are hosting forums, debates, conversations, and organizing questionnaires. We’ll add information as it it available.

Here’s a rundown of forums of which we know being hosted by CEC member organizations:

• Mayoral Candidate Forum–Plan Houston: A Roadmap to Success. Saturday, September 26, 2015, 9:00 AM at the Houston Community College Central Campus Auditorium. Sponsored by Blueprint Houston, co-sponsored by AARP, American Institute of Architects, American Institute of Landscape Architects Houston Chapter, American Planning Association Houston Section, Bike Houston, CEC, Citizens’ Transportation Coalition, Complete Streets Coalition, Houston Tomorrow, League of Women Voters, and the Superneighborhood Alliance.
• Growing a Greener Houston: How do we get there? Mayoral Forum on our Parks, Bikes and Waterways – and Connecting to them. Thursday October 1, 2015, in the evening at Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion in the McGovern Centennial Gardens at Hermann Park. Sponsored by Bayou Preservation Association, Bike Houston, Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Citizens’ Environmental Coalition, Discovery Green, Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition, Hermann Park Conservancy, Houston Botanic Garden, Houston Parks Board, Katy Prairie Conservancy, Keep Houston Beautiful, Memorial Park Conservancy, Scenic Houston, Student Conservation Association and Trees for Houston.
• Mayoral Debate. October 16, 2015, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Dunham Theater at Houston Baptist University. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters. To be broadcast on KPRC. Note: The League is also hosting a series of conversations with the candidates. More information is available on the LWV website.

The following forums have already been held.

• Environmental Forum for Houston City Council At-Large Candidates.
  Please join the CEC on Thursday, September 3, 2015, to hear from all the at-large city council candidates about how they view environmental issues around Houston.
  Charles Kuffner from the political blog, Off the Kuff, will be our moderator and we’ve co-sponsored this event with over 25 Citizens’ Environmental Coalition partners, including the League of Women Voters and the Hermann Park Conservancy. The event will be at the Cherie Flores Pavilion in Hermann Park and will run from 6 until 7:30. Please RSVP here and make plans to bring a friend to hear about how City Council candidates view our issues like clean air, clean water, transportation, and more parks. You can also visit the event page on facebook. A video recording of the event is available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/7pfA0NIC4A0
• Houston Mayoral Panel Discussion on Growth & Climate Change. September 17, 2015, at 7:00 pm at Trini Mendenhall Sosa Community Center, 1414 Wirt Road. Sponsored by the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Citizens’ Transportation Coalition, and Sierra Club – Houston Group.
• Brays Bayou Association -  Mayoral Forum - Monday, August 17, 2015, at 7:30 pm at Lovett Elementary, 8814 South Rice Ave.

We are also starting to hear about questionnaire results being posted. For example, check out the BikeHouston Questionnaire.
We’ll keep you posted on updates.