Gilbert Garcia, former Metro chair, is running for Houston mayor pledging a 'shake-up'

Gilbert Garcia, the bond investor and former Metro chairman, is running for mayor, he...

“I read the news like everyone else, and I have seen so many challenges that are challenges, frankly, of our own making,” Garcia said. “Those are all things that I think can be solved or done better, because those are not things that are part of the economic environment… I would do a Metro re-do for the city.”

He said the city should view its permitting center as a better revenue generator, giving developers and other business leaders flush with cash the ability to pay a premium to fast-track projects. “I think you’re going to have incredible challenges with some of the decisions that are being made today that are locking in expenses for the city without a revenue stream attached to it, because there’s going to be no more Covid funding from the government,” Garcia said.State Sen. John Whitmire starts Houston mayoral bid with $10M war chest.

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