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John Whitmire: “About 50 million. About 50 million. And we could have done…”

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 27:55

We need to scrub it, make sure they build things that people will use and hold people accountable. Another question came in on YouTube. How much money would raising the property tax rate up to the cap actually raise? About 50 million. About 50 million. And we could have done it after Hurricane Barrel. The county certainly did it following the statute. I'm committed not to raise property taxes until we can demonstrate that we're using the monies that we currently have wisely. (27:55–28:02)

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