‼️A very Interesting Back and Forth with Councilmember Pollard and Mayor Whitmire

Watch: a very interesting back and forth between council member Pollard and Mayor Whitmire. It was quite telling that Whitmire brought up that the illegal immigrants who have been trying to gain access to BakerRipley’s location haven’t been able to due to the METRO bus line track. Pollard has represented this area for over 4 years.

to note: Crime has risen at a high rate over the course of the last 4 years since Pollard became concilmember of the Gulfton and Galleria districts.

From the Chron

chron_com Houston Mayor John Whitmire stood by his recent comments that the undocumented immigrants who live in Gulfton don't need a rapid Metro transit line to the Galleria, claiming he has held conversations with some community members about their public transportation demands.

According to a Thursday statement from the mayor's office, Whitmire speaks with Houstonians daily, including people in Gulfton. Amid those conversations, Gulfton residents reportedly expressed to the city that there wasn't a "strong demand" for shopping in the Galleria area.

"The statement was part of a broader discussion about BRT and travel patterns," the mayor's office said in a statement.

"We spent a lot of time in Gulfton speaking to residents about whether they have a strong demand for shopping in the Galleria area. The response was overwhelmingly no."

The mayor's clarification follows a report in the Houston Landing, where Mayor Whitmire was quoted talking about the Metro bus routes and the Gulfton community.

"They're largely undocumented immigrants. They just want basic services. They don't want to be part of the Galleria," Whitmire said per the report in the Houston Landing. "You think they're going to be welcome in the Galleria?"