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John Whitmire: “We're asking them to release that to the Texas Rangers.”

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

Mayor John Whitmire Calls for a Moratorium of ICE Enforcement Actions

Published July 15, 2026 | Video Starts at 07:50

I can't tell you how we continue to dialogue with the district Attorney. But the jurisdiction is federal. They control the evidence. We're asking them to release that to the Texas Rangers. And I'm also calling for this moratorium. It's broken. It's not working. I don't want to get. It's not even debatable. The San Augustine tragedy of yesterday, Maine. (07:50–07:54)

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Asserts that they are asking for evidence to be released to the Texas Rangers.

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