MISSOURI CITY, Texas (KTRK) -- Yolanda Ford has won Missouri City's runoff election.
Ford unseated Allen Owen on Dec. 8 to become Missouri City's first African American and female mayor.
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Mayor Allen Owen has been mayor since 1994.
This is significant for Missouri City, which has a sizable African American community that has been trying to make an impact in city government for years.
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"I am so proud that the residents of Missouri City have elected me as their mayor. After having served on the city council for the past five years, and as a lifelong resident, I am deeply invested in the well-being and growth of Missouri City, and I look forward to working with citizens, the city council and others toward its betterment," Ford said in a statement.