It’s tough being a candidate for mayor of Houston this time of year.
The voters are not paying much attention and the media isn’t ready to commit to covering your campaign.
That hasn’t stopped the people who want to be your next mayor from keeping a busy schedule on the campaign trail.
Brown Opens Headquarters:
On Saturday, City Councilman Peter Brown held a block party to officially open his campaign headquarters.
About 200 people showed up to hear Brown talk about his plans for Houston’s future.
I couldn’t make it, but his campaign sent me these photos of Brown posing with his supporters, which include Rev. Bill Lawson and community activist Mary Ramos.
A Birthday Party filled with Politics
City Controller Annise Parker celebrated her 53rd birthday Sunday by hosting a political fundraiser at her home near downtown.
Her media aide told me that the campaign has set a goal to raise $1 million dollars by June. That’s when all of the mayoral candidates are required to file their first campaign finance reports, and we’ll finally get a peek at how much money the candidates are raising and who is contributing to each of the campaigns.
The election is in November.
Most political analysts say it will take a runoff between the top two vote getters to pick Houston’s next mayor.
Mary Benton Media 
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