Houston elects Rice grad first gay mayor

<p>[Annise</a> Parker: Houston Voters May Elect Openly Gay Mayor](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost)</p>

<p>Mayor-elect Annise Parker, Rice graduate</p>

<p>[Annise</a> Parker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annise_Parker]Annise”>Annise Parker - Wikipedia)</p>

<p>[Houston</a> elects openly gay mayor | Reuters](<a href=“http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BC06920091213]Houston”>http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BC06920091213)</p>

<p>Here’s how Reuters reported the Rice grad’s victory…</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/us/politics/13houston.html?_r=1&th&emc=th[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/us/politics/13houston.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The first Rice grad to be elected mayor – take a look at the third paragraph in the New York Times coverage …</p>

<p>AND –
Good luck to all Rice undergrads completing finals!
Good luck to all ED candidates!
Happy holidays to all!</p>

<p>Yeah!!! :)</p>