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WATCH LIVE: Mayor Turner Discusses Next Step For High-Speed Train Project Connecting Houston And Dallas

Mayor, elected leaders and Texas Bullet Train officials unveil next step in Houston for the transit project

| February 5, 2018, 10:40 AM

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and officials with Texas Central, the company behind the project to build a high-speed train connecting Houston and Dallas, unveil the next step for this enterprise.

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Mayor Sylvester Turner calls John Whitmire’s diversity comment a “dog whistle” on his administration

Posted on November 29, 2023 · In a recent mayoral debate, Sen. John Whitmire said though the city of Houston is the most diverse, city hall does not reflect that. Turner said the comment was "blatant misrepresentation."

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Posted on November 22, 2023 · The agenda item proposed by Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Mary Nan Huffman and Amy Peck is currently under review by the city's legal department before it can be placed on a future council agenda. If approved, it would decrease the timeframe the public works department has to correct erroneous water bills, unless it's in the customer's favor.

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WATCH LIVE: Mayor Turner Discusses Next Step For High-Speed Train Project Connecting Houston And Dallas

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