John Whitmire: “We're having a World Cup here in a year.”

“I've got to be smart. I don't call attention to the feds unnecessarily. But back to who's building out Houston. We've been discovered. We're an international city. We're having a World Cup here in a year. Then we got the Republican National Convention. In 28, if you haven't been to the Med Center, TMC3, it's unbelievable.” (47:07–47:10)

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