Houston's next mayor will be John Whitmire, a long time Texas legislator

Texas state Sen. John Whitmire will be the next mayor of Houston, CNN projects. Whitmire won a runoff Saturday over US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to lead the country’s fourth-largest city. Whitmmire is a long-time Texas state senator.

Texas lawmaker John Whitmire is projected to be Houston's next mayor. He beat his opponent, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, in a special runoff election Saturday. Whitmire's opponent is U.s. Rep. Sheila JacksonLee of Houston, Texas, won a special election for mayor.

Texas State Sen. and Houston Mayor-Elect John Whitmire called out Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's profanity-laced tirade after winning the Houston mayoral runoff Saturday. Houston's mayor-elect: 'We don't bully people' Rep. Jackson Lee: 'I'm not a bully. I'm a bully'