City of Missouri City

After serving for eight years as a city council member in Missouri City, Jeffrey Boney is going for the top spot in the municipal government.

Boney, the District B council member in the Fort Bend County city southwest of Houston, is challenging Mayor Robin Elackatt in the Nov. 4 election, with early voting starting Monday. Boney said he was inspired to run against Elackatt because he wants to rebuild and redevelop Missouri City into the bustling city he views it as.

Boney said he has devoted his civic service to the city's businesses, particularly uplifting women- and minority-owned businesses.

"We're no longer a rural community," he said. "We're a thriving community, becoming more of an urban community."

Because Boney is vacating his council seat to run for mayo

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