Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s public inauguration was held on Tuesday morning, the day after he was sworn-in during a private ceremony. Watch his oath of office and inauguration speech.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s public inauguration was held on Tuesday morning, the day after he was sworn-in during a private ceremony.During the public ceremony at the Wortham Center, Mayor Whitmire and City Controller Chris Hollins took their oaths of office before Whitmire swore in 16 city council members.
So, let me just say in closing, it's time for us to go to work," Whitmire said.FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku, Google Android TV, and Vizio!Whitmire, a former Texas Senator, was elected mayor in a runoff election against Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Dec. 9. He has served as a state senator for 40 years after being elected in 1983.Whitmire replaced Sylvester Turner as mayor.
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