Houston Mayor John Whitmire emphasizes the importance of community-wide preparedness for the upcoming hurricane season.
to discuss his first hurricane season in office. With an expected busy and impactful season ahead, Mayor Whitmire emphasized the need for community-wide preparedness.
“Yeah, yeah it is. Being the mayor of Houston is a challenge. It’s a hard job. I’ve prepared my whole adult life for it as a legislator for over 50 years. The relationships, working with the county,” Whitmire said.County commissioners started calling me the night of the storm. We’re bringing our resources from outside Houston, into the city of Houston. In their precincts, the unincorporated areas have resources. We’re bringing our trucks and crews.
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