We have to decide here today in working with others, what type city we want to live in. Public safety is my highest priority. Yes. I just gave the police officers a competitive salary with Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. We were losing officers. We weren't retaining them. We weren't recruiting them like we needed. I am so proud of the current police chief. I didn't mention those suspended cases. (18:16–18:25)
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Asserts that police officers in Houston now have salaries competitive with those in Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio.
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