John Whitmire: “Days of neglect of city services are gone.”

“They control it through their vote. And they have reason to be very optimistic about Houston's future. They have a city government that is dealing with our challenges. Days of neglect of city services are gone. I have a great team in place. I'm working probably most days, 18 hours so they can have confidence that Houston is headed in the right direction because I've got a very transparent, honest, and capable city administration.” (00:59–01:03)

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