The Mayor chairs meetings of City Council and has a vote in the proceedings in all cases.

[17] As of 2012, according to Rice University political scientist Bob Stein, voters in District A tend to be older people, conservative, and White American, and many follow the Tea Party movement.

[14][19] Chris Moran of the Houston Chronicle said that the district "is considered an African-American stronghold.

[19] Areas within the district boundaries include Acres Homes, the Fifth Ward,[20][21] and George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

[14] The Houston Chronicle said that District B's constituency "has been shortchanged historically on municipal services and economic development.

"[19] Kristen Mack of the Houston Chronicle said in 2005 that the district, prior to the 2011 redistricting, "is plagued by unkempt lots, clogged ditches and substandard streets.

[23] After a year-long delay the runoff election for District B took place Dec. 12, 2020, between Tarsha Jackson, an advocate for criminal justice reform, and Cynthia Bailey, head of a non-profit focused on helping local kids.

[14] District C also includes the Braeswood area, Meyerland, Southampton,[29] almost all of Oak Forest.

[26][29][30] Because of the inclusion of the Montrose, Heights, and Rice University areas, it has the nickname "Hipstrict" for what Chris Moran of the Houston Chronicle refers to as its "progressive, urban ethic.

"[34] Jerry Wood, a former city planner and neighborhood expert, said that all of the regions of District C were active in terms of politics.

Instead the district was forced to try to influence electoral contests involving candidates from other neighborhoods.

[39] The City of Houston has a liaison who works with the District E representative and the residents of Kingwood.

In 2006 some Kingwood residents told the Houston Chronicle that the District E representative has too little influence in city council, which had 15 seats during that year, and that the district is, in the words of Renée C. Lee of the Chronicle, territorially "spread too thin.

[15] Neighborhoods in District G include the Memorial area, River Oaks and Tanglewood.

At the time District H was mostly Hispanic, but because of the inclusion of the Houston Heights, it was becoming increasingly non-Hispanic White.

[31] Robert Jara, a political consultant of the group Campaign Strategies, drew the boundaries of District J in order to ensure that Gulfton and Sharpstown were together in one area.

[31] Significant numbers of White, Black, and Asian people live in the district.

[31] Jason Moran of the Houston Chronicle said that the area has been referred to as a "Hispanic opportunity district.

"[14] In a May 2011 editorial the Houston Chronicle editors said that they support the redistricting plan since they believed that Hispanics need more representation, but they added that the election of a Hispanic to fill the position is not guaranteed because many of the residents are not U.S. citizens and are ineligible to vote.

[31] The editors of the Houston Chronicle said that it is "roughly at 7 o'clock if you pretend that our squiggly map is shaped like a circle.

[53] The district includes Brays Oaks, Hiram Clarke, Reliant Stadium, Westbury, and areas of Houston in Fort Bend County.

[53] In a 2011 editorial the Houston Chronicle editors stated that African-American voters likely would have control of the district.