A look at leadership turnover under Mayor Whitmire

Plus: The top 50 Houston high school football recruits.

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The city leaders who remain in Mayor Whitmire's administration — and those who have left

In less than six months, he has replaced more than a third of Houston's department heads, in addition to other key officials who have departed.

 

 

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Photo by: Brett Coomer/Staff Photographer Judge sets $10M bail for man accused of killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray District Judge Josh Hill said the risk that Franklin Peña would try to flee if he was released was "astronomical," before setting the high-cost bail amount.

 

Photo by: Illustration By Jon Poorman Houston's top 50 high school recruits There are 39 Houston-area players ranked among the top 100 recruits in the state, a significant jump from last year's 27.

 

Photo by: Icon Sportswire/Icon Sportswire Via Getty Images David Pierce is out as Texas baseball coach after eight seasons An ugly incident with one of his pitchers led to Pierce's visit before the school's Human Resources department and likely sealed his fate, Longhorns columnist Kirk Bohls reports.

 

Photo by: Jon Shapley/Staff Photographer Zachry alleges 'potential fraud' by Exxon, Qatar at Golden Pass In April, Zachry officials say they discovered a clandestine effort by Exxon to cut it out of Golden Pass work after it had covered costs for the project out of its own pocket.

 

Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer Pappas Bros Steakhouse rolls out most significant cocktail menu changes in years The popular Houston restaurant unveiled seven new seasonal cocktails, with options like kiwi daiquiris and lychee martinis.

 

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Pick of the Day

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Houston's most expensive homes include wine cellars and infinity pools

The Memorial area dominated the Houston region's most expensive home sales in May with a colonial-style mansion listed for $14.8 million.

 

 

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What else is going on

Photo by: Kirk Sides, Staff Photographer New farmers market opens on Airline with plans for food truck park The lot it sits on had been neglected for the past couple of years until Davar Ghiyassi picked up a shovel to transform it into Lemon Drop Farmer's Market.

 

Photo by: Juhi Varma Sugar Land voters may see $350 million bond on November ballot A new bond proposal of up to $350 million would cover street and drainage improvements, plus police and court building renovations.

 

Photo by: J.C. Reid, Contributor Fried pork ribs are rare in Texas barbecue. Here's where to try them Ray's BBQ Shack and Blood Bros. BBQ are serving fried barbecue pork ribs. Both are delicious and different.

 

Photo by: OWN The latest Houston reality show, 'Family Empire,' starts Friday The eight-episode series on OWN chronicles the Braden family as members try to build generational wealth through their real-estate business.

 

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer HISD community advisors don't have to attend meetings. But should they? About one-third of members on Houston ISD's District Advisory Committee — which provides input on the district's educational plans and goals — have stopped showing up to meetings.

 

Chris Shelton, Audience producer chris.shelton@houstonchronicle.com

 

 

        

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