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John Whitmire: “If we'd had a four and a half percent state revenue cap last…”

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

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The State of Houston: A Conversation with Mayor John Whitmire

Published | Video Starts at 21:35

Now, when they put a state four and a half percent. The original bill had Houston treated fairly and would go up to 4.5%. If we'd had a four and a half percent state revenue cap last year, we would have received 75 million more in revenue. But we don't. There's been a partisan battle. It's been Austin and Houston fighting, which I'm in the process of curing. (21:35–21:43)

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Asserts that a 4.5% state revenue cap would have increased revenue by $75 million last year.

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