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John Whitmire: “1.3 billion has been paid by Houstonians [for the water…”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire On Budget Shortfall, Infrastructure, Podcast & More

Published | Video Starts at 07:30

And it is a major revenue source that the Houston certainly, when they had came under the revenue cap, should have looked at this as a viable option. We're charging 5% of the combined water utility and the fund is not jeopardized. 1.3 billion has been paid by Houstonians [for the water utility]. We're busy fixing the infrastructure. We're going to replace the east side water plant, which is $5 billion. (07:30–07:34)

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