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John Whitmire: “We're going to put over $500 million in infrastructure in…”

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 39:26

Ramsey said he'd pay for half the street repairs that are inside the city, inside his precinct. Metro's got to do more. We're going to put over $500 million in infrastructure in this new budget, more than ever. But we just got you years of catching up. And we're doing, you know, and I raised so much hell about the way they did Washington and even Westheimer. (39:26–39:32)

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Asserts that over $500 million will be allocated to infrastructure in the new budget, a record amount.

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