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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has apologized to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner for calling downtown Houston "butt ugly" and "godforsaken" after visiting for the NCAA National Championship. Turner accepted the apology and congratulated the UConn men's basketball team on their victory. Lamont's comments had been criticized as "classless" by Turner and others, with some Houstonians responding with insults towards Connecticut.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner responded to Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont's comment calling the city "butt-ugly" after visiting for the NCAA Tournament. Turner tweeted that he was disappointed in Lamont's comments and asked which end of the city he was looking at. Lamont had been in Houston to support the University of Connecticut men's basketball team during their NCAA Tournament run.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has announced her candidacy for the Houston mayoral race, joining a crowded field that includes state Sen. John Whitmire, former Harris County clerk Chris Hollins, Houston City Council member Robert Gallegos, former chairman of the city's Metropolitan Transit Authority Gilbert Garcia, and former City Council member Amanda Edwards. The election is in November, and the seat is open because incumbent Sylvester Turner is term-limited. Jackson Lee has been in Congress since 1995 and would not have to give up her congressional seat to run for mayor.