Houston City Council
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The Houston City Council is the legislative body responsible for creating laws, setting policies, and overseeing the municipal government of Houston, Texas.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Houston City Council canonical | 13 |
| Houston City Council meetings | 1 |
| municipal government of Houston | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city council
ⓘ
government body ⓘ municipal legislative body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Fort Bend County (part)
ⓘ
Harris County ⓘ
surface form:
Harris County (part)
Houston ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
Montgomery County (part) ⓘ businesses in Houston ⓘ residents of Houston ⓘ |
| buildingUsedBy | Houston City Hall ⓘ |
| composition |
at-large council members
ⓘ
district council members ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralSystem | single-member districts and at-large seats ⓘ |
| governmentForm | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
city budget of Houston
ⓘ
local public safety policy ⓘ municipal code of ordinances ⓘ municipal services policy ⓘ public infrastructure policy ⓘ zoning and land-use decisions (as allowed by law) ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Houston ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Houston city council districts
ⓘ
Houston mayor ⓘ at-large council positions ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Houston City Hall ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Houston
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Houston
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Houston
ⓘ
municipal government of Houston ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
adopts city budget
ⓘ
approves certain contracts ⓘ creates and amends city code ⓘ enacts city ordinances ⓘ establishes local tax rates (within state law) ⓘ sets municipal policy ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Houston
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
Houston City Hall
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston City Hall council chamber
|
| numberOfMembers | 16 (approximate, may change over time) ⓘ |
| oversightFunction |
conducts public hearings
ⓘ
confirms some mayoral appointments ⓘ oversees municipal departments ⓘ |
| partOf |
Houston City Council
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
municipal government of Houston
|
| seatOfGovernment | Houston ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
United States Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the United States
laws of the State of Texas ⓘ |
| uses | Houston City Charter ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
municipal government of Houston
subject surface form:
Montrose (Houston)
this entity surface form:
Houston City Council meetings