“Everyone should be smiling this morning because the people of Houston are smiling, because they’ve elected a mayor who is going to listen to them, a mayor who is known for solving problems,” Mayor John Whitmire told his audience during his inaugural speech.
Two years have passed since Whitmire made this triumphant statement during his inauguration as mayor. Looking back at this, once a hopeful moment in Houston history has led many Houstonians, including me, to crease our mouths into a frown.
Whitmire’s tenure following his inauguration has been riddled with controversy, backlash and even expulsion by his own political party…