John Whitmire: “San Antonio charges their power and water 14%, Dallas 20% of…”

“San Antonio, and we're only doing it at 5% of their gross, which generates that one $104 million. San Antonio charges their power and water 14%, Dallas 20% of water, Austin 12%, energy, water 8%. They all do it. And it is a major revenue source that the Houston certainly, when they had came under the revenue cap, should have looked at this as a viable option.” (06:59–07:09)

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