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John Whitmire: “We got $100 million from the state last session.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 17:09

And that has stayed with me. That and I thought, wow, there's something we need to be focused on. What are we doing to make sure that if that goes down well, We got $100 million from the state last session. We had the best legislative session in history for parks and also our infrastructure. So we're repairing with. When I got there, it was baling wire and tape. (17:09–17:13)

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