Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is facing what could develop into a reduction in his authority, according to a report.
Groups who believe Turner wields too much power in the nation’s fourth-largest city say they have collected the 35,000 signatures needed to make limiting Turner’s power the subject of a ballot initiative, FOX 26 of Houston reported.
The groups represent a broad-based coalition that includes the Houston firefighters union, the Harris County Republican Party and the Houston chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, the Houston Chronicle reported.
If the referendum reaches the ballot, voters would have a chance to decide whether Turner’s authority should be scaled back, and City Council power enhanced, according to the report.