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Renard Johnson: “We are the sixth largest city in the state of Texas, and we…”

Featuring: Renard Johnson, Mayor of El Paso | Texas

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FULL CONFERENCE: El Paso mayor criticizes FAA over airspace shutdown as 'unnecessary decision'

Published | Video Starts at 03:11

This was a major and unnecessary disruption, one that has not occurred since 9 11. El Paso is not just a dot on a map. We are a major, major city. We are the sixth largest city in the state of Texas, and we are the 22nd largest city in the United States. without hospital, military operations and emergency services and critical infrastructures that depend on coordinated and reliable airspace operations. Decisions made without notice or coordination puts lives at risk and creates unnecessary danger and confusion. (03:11–03:21)

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Asserts El Paso's rank as the sixth largest city in Texas and the 22nd largest in the U.S.

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