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Renard Johnson: “Fort Bliss has some of the largest water buffaloes or water…”

Featuring: Renard Johnson, Mayor of El Paso | Texas

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Mayor Johnson outlines 2026 priorities at El Paso 'State of the City' address

Published | Video Starts at 25:46

And we were doing everything we could to make sure we had water in the neighborhood for people to get fresh drinking water. But I also knew that we had a huge asset with Fort Bliss. Fort Bliss has some of the largest water buffaloes or water hippos in the Nation. They have 4,000 gallon tankers that they can bring in. My first call was to the general. I said, general, we need some help. He says, well, what do you need, sir? (25:46–25:53)

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Asserts that Fort Bliss has some of the largest water storage units in the nation.

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