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
doubt looks rush
It looks bad, there is no doubt about that, but let us not rush to judgment,
downtown flooding happening problems
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.
news presented seen
Apparently, he's presented it to the news media, but I have not seen what he's proposing,
disastrous effect hurricane looks pool swimming
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.
busy change cut looking meet numbers order reason staff willing
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.
approach clean diesel force governor maybe national sources standards until wait
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.
affect based best campaign conviction people policies
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.
barrier child city doors fallen friends-or-friendship grow lead opened opportunity
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.