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John Whitmire: “We're very aggressively dealing with the homeless by opening…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 09:38

We're on the international stage, and we're going to have a successful, safe FIFA. But I want the same concern for Houstonians that speaks to the homeless issues. And We're very aggressively dealing with the homeless by opening a new residential transition site. But that's not just for FIFA. That's because Houstonians do not want the homeless in their neighborhood or in our central business district. The infrastructure, I can go on and on. (09:38–09:46)

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Asserts that a new residential transition site is being opened to address homelessness.

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