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To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code:XUniversity of Houston political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus said, given Turner’s history, it's unclear why Turner is opposing the unanimous recommendation of the task force."He's historically been favorable to the development community and the business community in the city," Rottinghaus said. "In this case, seems like they tend to agree that there should be some kind of rent moratorium. So I guess that's the real question – who is he specifically listening to?"Given Houston's “strong mayor” system — the mayor has almost total control over what the council can vote on, because of the unique way Houston's city government is set up — whether or not Houston renters have a grace period ordinance during the pandemic is mostly in Turner's hands."So his political M.O. is that he's very cautious but the ability to operate as a strong mayor in a place like Houston gives him tremendous authority to be able to act. There are no other structures of a strong mayor system like Houston has in the rest of the state," Rottinghaus said. "So the mayor is really the primary driver for what happens or doesn't happen in the city of Houston."Council member Adam Bazaldua said they made sure their ordinance was limited in scope — it only applies to renters affected by COVID-19 and it expires when the emergency is over.Malik said the stress was so bad he even went to the ER last week with a severe headache. With time running out to find a new job in Houston, he's decided he should be closer to family. This weekend, he's moving to Dallas.Fill out the form below to subscribe our new daily editorial newsletter from the HPM Newsroom.· Most studies of what causes symptoms of COVID-19 to linger on after the virus has passed focused, with little success, on the heart muscle. Doctors at Houston Methodist Hospital instead looked at the heart arteries and hit on a promising idea.· Wells Fargo is giving Harris County $7.5 million in grant money to go towards making homeownership affordable for communities of color.· The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed reformulated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines last week. The shots should better protect people from the most recent COVID-19 variants.&nbsp;· On Tuesday's show: Who should get newly approved COVID-19 boosters that target the omicron variant? Then, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz answers questions about issues facing the city. And we talk with writer Erika L. Sanchez.

To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code:XUniversity of Houston political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus said, given Turner’s history, it's unclear why Turner is opposing the unanimous recommendation of the task force."He's historically been favorable to the development community and the business community in the city," Rottinghaus said. "In this case, seems like they tend to agree that there should be some kind of rent moratorium. So I guess that's the real question – who is he specifically listening to?"Given Houston's “strong mayor” system — the mayor has...

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