RE “This is Sparta”
Not yet, it’s not. She’s still in office.
Thankfully she’s term-limited. Three two-year terms.
Houston hasn’t had a Republican Mayor since Jim McConn, who was defeated for reelection in 1981 (placed 3rd to 2 rats and failed to make the runoff). And GOP hasn’t come close since Orlando Sanchez lost narrowly in 2001. He’s currently the Harris County Treasurer, maybe he should give it another go in 2015.