Lee Brown
Lee Brown
Lee Patrick Brownis a criminologist, public administrator, politician and businessman; in 1997 he was the first African American to be elected mayor of Houston, Texas. He was reelected twice to serve the maximum of three terms from 1998 to 2004...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 October 1937
CityWewoka, OK
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They average about 5 miles per gallon, depending on the route and the load, they change oil about every 5,000 miles and have 18 tires which are predominantly petroleum products. When oil and diesel prices go up, there is a significant impact on the industry.
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We are not in a crisis situation, but we are taking proactive steps,
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I'm not going to write any blank checks, but in a general concept, I support it, ... The big item is the land, and conceptually we have agreed to do that from the beginning.
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There's no one willing to change their vote, there's no reason to have another vote, ... Right now, my staff is busy looking at how we can cut expenditures in order to meet the numbers we now have.
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Tonight, my friends, another barrier has fallen in the city of Houston. The doors of opportunity have opened all of Houston's children. They now know that any child can grow up to lead this city.
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Apparently, he's presented it to the news media, but I have not seen what he's proposing,
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As an industry, maybe we can approach the governor to force CARB to back off and wait for the National Clean Diesel Standards to go into effect, and we can use diesel from more sources (refineries) until then.
It was wonderful. But there was no parking.
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Teams can register to compete on our Web site. We're also still taking applications from craft and vendors.
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a campaign based on the conviction that the best decision-making is neighborhood decision-making in which people have a real say in the policies that affect their communities and their lives.
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This is the most disastrous effect on transportation I've seen, even more than the hurricane (Alicia) in the '80s, ... I-10 looks like a swimming pool for four-wheelers.
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It looks bad, there is no doubt about that, but let us not rush to judgment,
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It's unbelievable what's happening here, ... We have problems all over the city, flooding all over downtown and every other part of the city.