We're not sure what's more unusual about our current mayoral election, the diverse candidates (we keep waiting for the "a black guy, a lesbian and a rich white guy walk into a bar..." jokes) or the fact that a race so tight has been so tame thus far. The New York Timesoffered its second analysis on the race, once again with an ever-so-slight measure of surprise that we Houstonians haven't run Annise Parker out of town for her sexuality and don't seem to mind that Gene Locke was a militant black student leader several decades ago. With the race so tight (Peter Brown holds a lead over Parker with Locke in third and the largest percentage of voters still undecided, according to the most recent polling), it's unlikely any candidate will receive a majority of votes, in which case the top two vote-getters will compete in a run-off in December. Election day is Tuesday, November 3, and this site has a great list of voting stations by zip code.
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Drake surprises Toyota Center fans with news that he may be moving to Houston
Hip-hop superstar Drake announced that he may be moving to Houston at his concert at the Toyota Center on Monday, September 18.
As he repeatedly told the audience during his opening night show on Sunday, Drake, who's known for representing his hometown of Toronto, loves the Bayou City. Aside from many concerts in H-Town over the years, has been known to visit his second hometown, often talking about it in his songs.
He's been spotted on many visits to Houston, including sightings playing basketball at the University of Houston and St. Thomas High School and grabbing a burger at Bun B's Trill Burgers.
Drake dropped the news during the second show in a row at the Toyota Center on Monday as part of his "It's All A Blur" tour with rapper 21 Savage.
"I want to tell you something. I'm excited I get to share this with night two. I had to make it official first, but I've been looking for a long time, trying to figure out, you know, the right place for me to live, where I belong outside of Toronto," Drake told fans. "And I finally, finally after all these years, I found me a place in Houston, Texas. So y'all will be seeing me around!"
In a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Nick Scurfield, fans can be heard cheering before Drake even finished his announcement.
Drake just announced that he found a place to live in Houston, Texas pic.twitter.com/zwz0ue8RKZ
— Nick Scurfield (@NickScurfield) September 19, 2023
It's hard to say if Drake could just be playing with fans' emotions, after dropping similar news in a different city?
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