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John Whitmire: “The flood control district... got to $2.5 billion in bonds…”

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 27:12

She built Baker Ripley into the number one social agency in the city. She's working on that wherever she is right now. So, you know, we are located where we're located, The flood control district... got to $2.5 billion in bonds two years ago, and they claim they've already gone through it. So we have challenges, but you're going to. You're going to work on them if you admit you've got a challenge. So the public's generally aware of water when it comes to flood risk. (27:12–27:23)

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Asserts that the flood control district received $2.5 billion in bonds two years ago and claims it's spent.

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