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John Whitmire: “Bob Lanier got 500 million from Metro for police overtime.”

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

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Mayor John Whitmire's Keynote Address at State of Mobility 2026

Published | Video Starts at 13:39

And let me also say the smartest thing I've done been banger two and a half years was to get an Ernst and Young forensic audit. See, I ran, I've worked with nine mayors. Bob Lanier got 500 million from Metro for police overtime. Other mayors fired people, sold city property. We've had a financial challenge as long as you can remember and we still do except I introduced a proposal this week will give us the foundation for financial security going forward. (13:39–13:44)

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Asserts that former mayor Bob Lanier secured $500 million from Metro for police overtime.

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