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The Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) is the largest chamber of commerce in the Houston area. The Partnership is an economic development organization for the Greater Houston area. The Partnership was formed in 1989 in a merger of the Greater Houston Chamber of Commerce, the Houston Economic Development Council and the Houston World Trade Association.
The Partnership's roots extend to the original Houston Chamber of Commerce's creation in 1840.
In 1992, the Partnership founded The Center for Houston's Future as a non-profit research organization. [1] The Center for Houston's Future became an independent affiliate of the Greater Houston Partnership in 2000.
In 2019, the Greater Houston Partnership called for the Texas Education Agency to assign a board of managers to run HISD. [2] The Houston Independent School District takeover began in 2023. [3]
The Partnership’s current Chair is Thad Hill. [4]
In 2014, the Houston Chronicle criticized Greater Houston Partnership for refusing to comply with an open records request. [5] To avoid disclosing the information requested, GHP chose to instead cancel contracts with the county government, drawing criticism from elected officials such as Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Steve Radack. [6]
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