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Renard Johnson: “At one point, we were the same size as Austin and Phoenix.”

Featuring: Renard Johnson, Mayor of El Paso | Texas

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Renard Johnson.

Published | Video Starts at 07:33

But if you want to see change, if you want to see momentum, if you want to see the energy in the city and you want to see El Paso truly start getting to the next level, At one point, we were the same size as Austin and Phoenix. and look at where we are today in San Antonio. So we can do it, but we got to come together as a community. We got to unite, and we got to move forward. (07:33–07:38)

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Asserts that El Paso was once the same size as Austin and Phoenix.

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