Mayor Matt Wiggins
Council will still include Wayne Rast, who also ran unopposed and
Incumbent Pat Buchanan who defeated Challenger Shelia Thorne for Position 2 post.
 (Wiggins is the Late Jimmie Walkers Grandson)

As Kemah is located less than 20 miles from downtown Houston, it has long been a destination for generations of Houstonians seeking an easy getaway for boating, fishing, dining or shopping for crafts, collectibles and other unique items. With the recent addition of Kemah Boardwalk, visitors are finding much more to enhance their enjoyment and fun. Located on the south side of Clear Creek Channel, connecting Clear Lake with Galveston Bay, Kemah was founded in 1898 by John Henry Kipp, a veteran of the Magnolia Rangers, and James H. Bradford.

Gulf-related businesses including boat building, commercial fishing and tourism helped Kemah grow into a town of 1,300 by 1922. During the 1930s, Kemah was Houston's playground with wide-open gambling, drinking and prostitution. Long-time resident Matt Wiggins' grandfather began operating a cafe on the bottom floor of The Edgewater Casino in 1950, and called it Jimmie Walker's Edgewater Restaurant and Supper Club. It was closed down in 1954 because of gambling, and then a fire.

After surviving two hurricanes and bankruptcy, the family re-established the restaurant as Jimmie Walker's in 1987. In 1989, Fertitta approached the family to sell him the location, and they agreed to name the restaurant Landry's at Jimmie Walker's.

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