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| Contributor | DFWDem |
| Last Edited | DFWDem Dec 05, 2005 09:15am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Dallas Morning News |
| News Date | Monday, December 5, 2005 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By BRUCE NICHOLS / The Dallas Morning News
HOUSTON – Faced with thousands of evacuees from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Houston Mayor Bill White took a gamble that Dallas Mayor Laura Miller wouldn't: He welcomed victims to town and put the city of Houston on the dotted line for generous relief, including apartment rent, trusting that the feds would cover the cost.
So far – with help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency – he's succeeded in burnishing Houston's image as a city with a heart while keeping the agency on the hook and collecting $143 million in reimbursements.
And the Houston mayor's handling of recent disasters has fueled talk that he might become a strong Democratic candidate for governor in a few years, perhaps loosening Republicans' grip on the office.
"He's on a roll," said Richard Murray, a University of Houston political science professor and longtime student of politics in Texas' biggest city. "The city's in pretty good shape financially. There've been no major problems on his watch. And he got a lot of credit, including nationally, for marshaling the resources of the city in the aftermath of Katrina." |
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