John Whitmire: “As you read in the next few days about our financial…”

“I want to thank TxDOT. I'll see. Ms. Paul. TxDOT has never been a better partner to the city of Houston than it is now. Thank you. So As you read in the next few days about our financial proposal, you're going to see that it was creative. Other cities are doing it, making one of their services our solid waste, a utility. Then we can charge folks for their service.” (19:00–19:08)

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